Nichols v. Philadelphia Tribune Co.

VAN DUSEN, District Judge.

In this libel action, defendant has excepted to certain answers given by plaintiff-to interrogatories propounded by defendant and has moved to compel further answers by plaintiff to said interrogatories. Plaintiff opposes this motion, stating that the interrogatories under discussion are irrelevant, unduly burdensome, and subject him to embarrassment. Cf. F.R.Civ.P. 30(b) and 33, 28 U.S.C.A.

• Plaintiff’s objections to the interrogatories overlook the principle that answers to interrogatories are not necessarily admissible at the trial. Webster Motor Car Co. v.…