CIGANA CORP. v. SPEARS

No. 04-92-00153-CV.

838 S.W.2d 561 (1992)

CIGNA CORPORATION, Cigna Fire Underwriters Ins. Co., Cigna Property & Casualty Ins. Co., Bankers Standard Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Bankers Standard Ins. Co., Century Indemnity Co., Cigna Ins. Co. of Texas, Indemnity Co. of North America, Insurance Co. of North America, Pacific Employers Ins. Co., Cigna Inc. Co., Cigna Lloyds Ins. Co., f/k/a American Lloyds, Ina County Mutual Ins. Co. & Clement R. Kennon III, Relators, v. Honorable Carleton B. SPEARS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

September 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob E. Shannon, Patrick O. Keel, Baker & Botts, Austin, Robert J. Malinak, David R. Poage, Houston, for relators.

Marvin G. Pipkin, Richard G. Tate, Kendrick & Pipkin, San Antonio, for respondent.

Before REEVES, C.J., and CHAPA and PEEPLES, JJ.


ON RELATORS' MOTION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

CHAPA, Justice.

This is an original proceeding in which relator, Cigna Corporation and its subsidiaries, seeks this court to protect its attorney-client and attorney work product privileges in discovery proceedings.

The underlying lawsuit was instituted by Tom McCorkle, an independent insurance agent, against Cigna for breach of contract. McCorkle alleged that Cigna induced him to enter its COMPAR program...

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