Plohn v. Plohn

Defendant has appealed from an order of the Supreme Court, Albany Special Term, which directed the examination before trial of defendant and of Newborg & Co., a stock brokerage firm of New York, as a witness, and the production upon the examination of books, papers and records. While the action is for a divorce and permanent alimony, it is conceded that the only question for trial is the financial worth of the defendant in order to ascertain the amount of permanent alimony to be fixed. That issue has been stated to be “intricate, involved and difficult” (Plohn v. Plohn, 279 App. Div. 967).…