McCorquodale v. Butts

BRYAN, Justice.

Tanya Butts petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Clarke Circuit Court to stay the proceedings in the underlying civil case until a criminal case pending against her is completed. Butts contends that a stay in the civil case is necessary to protect her constitutional right against self-incrimination. We deny the petition.

Gaines C. McCorquodale and Butts each own a one-half interest in Hometown Hospice, Inc. (“Hometown”), a hospice business located in Jackson. In July 2014, McCorquodale sued Butts, asserting claims based on allegations that Butts had…