STATE EX REL SOUTHWESTERN BELL PUBLICATIONS v. RYAN

No. 54519.

754 S.W.2d 30 (1988)

STATE of Missouri, ex rel., SOUTHWESTERN BELL PUBLICATIONS, Relators, v. Honorable Brendan RYAN, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Five.

July 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond R. Fournie, Shepherd, Sandberg, & Phoenix, Debra Ann Carlson-Wood, Shepherd, Sandberg, & Phoenix, St. Louis, for appellant.

Thomas Jeffrey Horn, St. Louis, Richard K. Coffin, Michael R. Torrence, Phelps, Coffin & Andreatta, Clayton, for respondent.


CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Relators seek a writ of mandamus ordering respondent to compel discovery from plaintiff's accountant. The trial court denied relators' motion to compel based on the accountant-client privilege, § 326.151 RSMo 1986. Our preliminary order in mandamus is hereby made permanent.

Plaintiff, Erker Brothers Optical Company, filed suit against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Southwestern Bell Publications Incorporated, and Ad-Vent...

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