Legal Opinion
In re the General Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors of General Footwear Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1931PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWalsh, J.
The above assignees procured an order from this court for the examination before them of Samuel B. Berkow, the president of the assignor, pursuant to the Debtor and Creditor Law of this State. Berkow appeared for examination and, upon being interrogated with respect to a financial statement of the assignor, refused to answer the questions upon the ground that the answers might tend to incriminate him. It is claimed by the assignees that by section 16 of the Debtor and Creditor'Law the witness is compelled to answer all questions propounded to him *792which relate to the acts, conduct and property…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Matter of RoussNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- People Ex Rel. Taylor v. . ForbesNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- People Ex Rel. Lewisohn v. . O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Chappell v. ChappellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of LoweNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933