Legal Opinion
In re Delehanty
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 1952PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaypol, J.
This is a companion application to that of Matter of Delehanty (Sullivan) (202 Misc. 33), decided simultaneously herewith. Here the respondent appeared before, the third deputy police commissioner in response to a subpoena. He was sworn and answered a few questions. He refused, however, to answer other questions.
In addition to the contentions urged by the respondent in the companion application which I have already overruled, this respondent invokes section 355 of the Civil Practice Act, insofar as that statutory provision permits a witness to refuse to answer when the answer would “ expose…
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