Legal Opinion
23/23 Communications Corp. v. General Motors Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis R Friedman, J.
This motion to quash a trial subpoena presents a question which occurs often at trials and is one about which most counsel have instinctive reactions; yet the issue has not been clearly resolved in the reported cases. The question presented is whether a party may serve a trial subpoena on a corporate party for the production of an employee located out of State as a witness.
Plaintiff in the middle of this protracted breach of contract trial issued a trial subpoena ad testificandum to Elaine Zunick, a secretary employed by defendant (GM). Ms. Zunick lives…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Peterson v. Spartan Industries, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Wiseman v. American Motors Sales Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Matter of Hirshfield v. CraigNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- American Dental Cooperative, Inc. v. Attorney-GeneralAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Ocean-Clear, Inc. v. Continental Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
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