Howe v. Stuart

This is a motion to punish for contempt the attorney for a judgment debtor, who, being examined under a third party order, declined respectfully to answer questions in relation to his client’s property upon the ground of professional privilege, basing his refusal under the inhibition of section 835 of the Code of Civil Procedure. There are a number of technical objections interposed to the order in relation to the failure of personal service of the order after a stay had been procured and another day fixed, and also in regard to the failure of payment of witness fees, and upon which I will…