Hickey v. United States

GANEY, District Judge.

Defendant’s objections to plaintiff’s interrogatories in the above matter are sustained.

The matter here sought is the names, addresses and positions of persons and firms from whom the defendant obtained appraisals regarding their expert opinion as to the valuation of the property in question, which is the subject of condemnation. As has often been pointed out interrogatories serve two purposes, first to ascertain facts and to procure evidence, or to secure information as to where it obtains, and second, to narrow the issues. See Aktiebolaget Vargos v. Clark, D.C., 8…