Easton v. Hodges

DYER, District Judge.

The statutes of this state relating to evidence provide that no action to obtain discovery under oath in aid of the prosecution or defense of another action shall be allowed, but that a party to an action may be compelled, at the instance of the adverse party, to give testimony in the same manner as other witnesses. These statutes also provide that an examination of such party may be had before trial, at the option of the party claiming it, before a judge or court commissioner on notice, and that such examination may be read by either party on the trial. Rev. St. Wis. c.…