Husson v. Fox
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from an order directing a discovery of books and papers. This action was brought by Joseph Husson against Edward Fox to recover $5,000 for money lent and services as an attorney. Pending the trial before a referee, on the petition of the plaintiff and the opposing affidavits on the part of the- defendant, Hr. Justice Barnard granted an order /or the discovery by defendant of the contents of his boobs, &c.
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Appeal from an order directing a discovery of books and papers. This action was brought by Joseph Husson against Edward Fox to recover $5,000 for money lent and services as an attorney. Pending the trial before a referee, on the petition of the plaintiff and the opposing affidavits on the part of the- defendant, Hr. Justice Barnard granted an order /or the discovery by defendant of the contents of his boobs, &c. The facts and the form of the order sufficiently appear from the opinion. The defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Sutherland, P, J.
By the order appealed from, the defendant was ordered to produce and discover all of his books of account, containing any of the accounts of the plaintiff with the defendant, from October 1, 1843, to November 1, 1854, and also the sales-book, journals, or day-book, showing the original entries of articles sold to plaintiff during said period; also the books of account showing the borrowed and lent money between the plaintiff and defendant during said period, and to permit the plaintiff to inspect the said books of account, and to furnish the plaintiff with sworn copies of the…
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