Bailey v. Bertram, 471 S.W.3d 687 (Ky. 2015)
May 14, 2015OUTCOME: Appellant was not entitled to a writ because he had an adequate remedy by way of a conventional appeal.
In this case, the trial court allowed the Intervening Parties to intervene in a divorce action, even though they had no interest in the marriage or the marital estate. The court did so because the Inte ... rvening Parties sought to intervene for the purportedly limited purpose of unsealing records in the court file. The Court of Appeals declined to issue a writ of prohibition to block the intervention and unsealing of the records. Although this Court believes that such intervention was improper, it nevertheless concludes that a writ of prohibition is not available because the Appellant has an adequate remedy by appeal. Accordingly, the Court of Appeals is affirmed. Read more: https://www.leagle.com/decision/inkyco20150514186
