Ex Parte Clarke

The plaintiff, Janie Baker Clarke, petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the trial judge to vacate his orders limiting her ability to question potential witnesses named by defendant Association Life Insurance Company in its answer to plaintiff's interrogatory number eight (8). We grant the writ.

Petitioner is the executrix of the estate of Dr. Michael Dwayne Clarke, her husband, who is deceased. Dr. Clarke had sued Association Life Insurance Company (hereinafter "ALIC"); Bob Wright, an agent of ALIC; and, David Miller, also an agent of ALIC, alleging fraud and fraudulent…