Neilson's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 123, Jan. T., 1910, by Lewis Neilson and Michael Trump, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1909, No. 5,400^ making absolute rule to answer oral questions in re petition of Paul It. Brown, commissioner appointed by the circuit court for Somerset County, State of Maryland. Petition of commissioner appointed by a foreign court for rule on witnesses to compel answers to oral questions.
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Appeal, No. 123, Jan. T., 1910, by Lewis Neilson and Michael Trump, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Dec. T., 1909, No. 5,400^ making absolute rule to answer oral questions in re petition of Paul It. Brown, commissioner appointed by the circuit court for Somerset County, State of Maryland. Petition of commissioner appointed by a foreign court for rule on witnesses to compel answers to oral questions. Before McMichael, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was order making rule absolute and directing the witnesses to answer. There is no ground upon which…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Moschzisker,
The appellee, Paul R. Brown, was appointed by the *542circuit court of Somerset county, Maryland, as a commissioner to examine witnesses in Philadelphia in a certain proceeding pending in that court. The commission was accompanied by written questions and provided that “in addition to the interrogatories .... the parties to the suit may ask such other questions as aro pertinent to the issues involved and are necessary for the purpose of more fully explaining and elucidating the evidence and the answers given to the interrogatories.” Certain witnesses appeared…
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