Southern Financial Life Insurance Company v. Honorable Steven D. Combs, Judge, Pike Circuit Court, and Roger…

Summary

The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Southern Financial’s petition for a writ of prohibition. It held that information held by lender-agents was within Southern Financial’s control for discovery purposes because the insurer had a legal right to obtain information within the scope of the agency relationship. The Court also held that requiring Southern Financial to subpoena the information or reimburse the class’s subpoena expenses was not an abuse of discretion. No separate opinions were filed.