Legal Opinion
Orton v. Poe
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided September 7, 1954No. File 86028PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhillips, J.
The question presented by the present proceeding may be considered in two aspects. The first is whether a deposition may be had under § 7871 of the General Statutes, the real purpose of which is to assist the plaintiff in the preparation of his case for trial, rather than as a means for presenting testimony, not otherwise available, at the trial. The second is whether, in any event, a party may compel the production of documents by a witness before a notary in deposition proceedings by use of a subpoena duces tecum.
The plaintiff has served upon counsel for the defendant notices to take the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Banks v. Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Hurley v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- State Ex Rel. McNamara v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Neilson v. Hartford Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Dancel v. Goodyear Shoe Machinery Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1904
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3Cited by3 opinions
- George A. Fuller Co. v. Controlled Weather Corp.Connecticut Superior Court · 1967
- St. Francis Hospital, Inc. v. Group Hospital ServiceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Diener v. Tiago, No. Cv97 034 85 78 (Jul. 9, 2002)Connecticut Superior Court · 2002