Warford v. Beard

COUNTISS, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying a Rule 215a 1 motion to require two deponents to answer certain questions and produce certain documents. The trial court concluded the deponents were entitled to rely on their privilege against self-incrimination in refusing to answer the questions or produce the documents. We reverse and remand.

The case before us is part of the continuing controversy outlined in Warford v. Childers, 642 S.W.2d 63 (Tex.App.—Amarillo 1982, no writ). Appellants J. Albert Warford and JoAnne Stevens are plaintiffs in a civil suit against various persons in…