Leding v. United States Rubber Co.

MURRAY, Chief Judge.

In each of the above cases, which are brought by the respective plaintiffs to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained by them as a result of wearing rubber mine boots alleged to have been negligently manufactured by defendant, the plaintiff served interrogatories on the defendant, 10 in number. Defendant answered all of the interrogatories except No. 5, to which it replied “Defendant is advised it does not have to answer this interrogatory since it calls for privileged matter, i.e., counsel’s work product”. Interrogatory No. 5 reads as follows:

“5. The defendant…