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- Title: State Ex Rel. Cranford v. Bishop
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 27, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is an original mandamus action wherein Steven L. Cranford,
deputy county attorney of Cowley County, petitions this court for
an order of mandamus directing Robert L. Bishop, associate
district judge, to issue subpoenas for witnesses in an
inquisition being conducted by the petitioner involving the entry
into the Struthers Thermo-Flood Corporation in Cowley County by
four individuals associated with a competitor of that company.
The petitioner obtained information from the law firm which
represents Struthers Thermo-Flood that the competitors gained
access to the plant by deception and obtained trade secrets or
tangible personal property. In June, 1981, Cranford made
application to conduct an inquisition. Judge Bishop issued
subpoenas pursuant to a praecipe filed in connection with the
inquisition. The initial part of the inquisition was conducted.
Mr. Cranford directed his inquiry primarily toward the
appropriation of trade secrets. Only one question was posed about
the possible taking of personal property. A copy of the
transcript of the initial inquisition was sent to the law firm
representing Struthers on June 26, 1981, only seven days after
the testimony. That law firm would be interested in any
information the inquisition would disclose about purloined trade
secrets for use in a civil suit. In September, 1981, petitioner filed a praecipe for more
subpoenas which resulted in the present action. Judge Bishop
became convinced no public interest was involved and that [230 Kan. 800]