State ex rel. Wohl v. Sprague

SATZ, Judge.

This is an action in prohibition. The respondent circuit judge has ordered relator, Robert Wohl, a defendant in the action below, to produce his federal and state income tax returns for the years 1978 through 1982. Relator seeks our writ to prohibit respondent from enforcing his order. We have issued our preliminary writ and now make it permanent.

In the underlying action, plaintiff, Elaine Wohl, is suing her former husband, Mark Wohl, and his father, relator. Elaine claims fraud in the alleged sale of certain stock by Mark to relator. According to Elaine, this sale of stock…