Ex Parte Drill Parts & Service Co., Inc.

Drill Parts Service Company, Inc., and Carlton Montgomery have petitioned this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Honorable Marvin Cherner, judge of the Jefferson County Circuit Court, to set aside his order denying their request for a trial by jury. The writ is denied.

Joy Manufacturing Company ("Joy") sued the petitioners, alleging that they had misappropriated its trade secrets and seeking injunctive relief. Judge William Thompson of the Jefferson County Circuit Court entered a preliminary injunction in favor of Joy, and that injunctive order was later affirmed by this Court. See…