Legal Opinion
Smith v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington
Decided August 31, 1901PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Action at Law. Heard on motion to strike from the files interrogatories propounded by the plaintiff, to be answered by the defendant, or its officers or employés having knowledge of the facts. Motion denied.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
It is provided in the Code of this state that:
“A party to an action or proceeding may he examined as a witness, at the instance of the adverse party, or of one of several adverse parties, and for that purpose may be compelled in the same manner and subject to the same rules of examination as any other witness to testify at the trial, or he may be examined on a commission.
“Instead of the examination being had at the trial as provided by the last section, the plaintiff, at the time of filing his complaint or afterwards, and the defendant, at the time of filing his answer…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. BotsfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Ex Parte FISKSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Camden & Suburban Railway Co. v. StetsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- National Cash-Register Co. v. LelandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1899
- Myers v. HettingerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
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3Cited by1 opinion
- E. H. Rohde Leather Co. v. Duncan & Sons, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1926