Legal Opinion
Nusbaum v. Newark Morning Ledger Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided November 7, 1960PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Francis, J.
Appellants, Herbert Lerner and Ida Rocklin, who are not parties to this action, were subpoenaed as witnesses by defendants during the course of pretrial discovery proceedings. While being examined by defense counsel each of them refused to answer certain questions. The refusal was based upon privileges claimed to exist under the Federal Constitution and N. J. S. 2A :81-5. Additionally, as to some of the questions, they asserted lack of memory of the subject matter. On application to the Superior Court, Law Division, an order was entered…
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