Able Supply C. v. Moye
898 S.W.2d 766, 38 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 624,1995

The defendants brought an Application for Writ of Mandamus against the trial court judge for failing and refusing to enter an order compelling the plaintiffs to answer defendants’ discovery propounded to plaintiffs. The Texas Supreme Court granted defendants’ Writ of Mandamus and entered an order requiring the trial judge to order plaintiffs to answer defendants’ discovery interrogatories. Thomas B. Taylor represented defendant, Sumitomo Metal Manufacturing Company. Plaintiffs thereafter failed and refused to respond to Sumitomo’s Request for Admissions and all plaintiffs non-suited Sumitomo on the day before the court was to hear Sumitomo’s Motion for Summary Judgment.