Day v. Boston Belting Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

Day v. Boston Belting Co.

7 F. Cas. 220

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York

DecidedJuly 1, 1872

StatusPublished

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Day v. Boston Belting Co., 7 F. Cas. 220 (circtsdny 1872).

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Examination of Witnesses—Impektinent Questions—Protection.

1. The law gives no color to the practice which not unfrequently appears in judicial proceedings, of besetting a witness with impertinent inquiries, which are not shown to have any legitimate bearing upon the case.

2. Whether a witness may claim exemption from answering a question, because his knowledge of the matter inquired of was obtained by him as an attorney in such character; query.

[NOTE. Cited in Law, Dig. 299, to the points stated above. Nowhere more fully reported; opinion not now accessible.]

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Examination of Witnesses—Impektinent Questions—Protection.

1. The law gives no color to the practice which not unfrequently appears in judicial proceedings, of besetting a witness with impertinent inquiries, which are not shown to have any legitimate bearing upon the case.

2. Whether a witness may claim exemption from answering a question, because his knowledge of the matter inquired of was obtained by him as an attorney in such character; query.

[NOTE. Cited in Law, Dig. 299, to the points stated above. Nowhere more fully reported; opinion not now accessible.]

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