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STATE EX REL. FORD MOTOR CO. v. MESSINA

No. SC 83933.

71 S.W.3d 602 (2002)

STATE ex rel. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Relator, v. The Honorable Edith L. MESSINA, Circuit Court of Jackson County, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Adams, Paul A. Williams, Douglas W. Robinson, John F. Murphy, Kansas City, Andrew Ashworth, Vaughn Crawford, Tucson, AZ, for Relator.

Randy W. James, Aaron N. Woods, Lisa C. Beckley, Lee's Summit, Douglas R. Horn, Independence, Randall E. Hendricks, William D. Beil, Jason M. Hans, Kansas City, for Respondent.

Jordan B. Cherrick, Jeffrey R. Fink, St. Louis, Hugh F. Young, Jr., Reston Virginia, Evan A. Douthit, R. Douglas Gentile, Randall L. Rhodes, Kansas City, Steve Garner, The Strong Law Firm, Robert Palmer, Springfield, for Amicus Curiae.

DUANE BENTON, Judge.

In the circuit court, plaintiffs have sought depositions of five executives of Ford Motor Company. The respondent judge denied Ford's motion for a protective order, or to stay and quash the depositions. Ford seeks extraordinary relief. This Court issued a preliminary writ of prohibition, now made absolute, as modified. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 4.

I.

Between 1979 and 1984, Ford developed the "Bronco II" vehicle and equipped...

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