Northumberland Insurance Co. v. Wolfson

HERRMANN, Justice:

The motion to dismiss the appeal is denied. As will appear hereinafter, the order below involved substantial legal rights of the parties. It is, therefore, appealable though interlocutory. Wagner v. Shanks, 6 Storey 555, 194 A.2d 701 (1963).

The question presented on this appeal is whether a non-resident, while in this State under subpoena for the purpose of appearing as a witness before a Federal Grand Jury, has' the privilege of immunity from process arising out of a civil suit then pending in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

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An action had been brought in the Chancery Court…