Franklin v. Judson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Joseph H. Hoadley from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 12th day of October, 1904, adjudging him in contempt of court for refusing to answer a certain question upon his examination as a witness in supplementary proceedings.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
A brief history of the proceedings which have been had in connection with the present proceeding is essential to an understanding of the question presented by this appeal. The plaintiffs herein brought an action to recover a considerable sum of money in which the appellant, the judgment debtor herein, Judson, Jolm R. Drexel and Joseph Leiter were named as defendants. Therein an order was obtained for the examination of the appellant before trial to enable the plaintiffs to properly frame a complaint. Under that order the plaintiffs sought to compel the appellant to produce his books…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wayland v. . TysenNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Town of Southeast v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
3Cited by3 opinions
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- People ex rel. Roache v. HanburyNew York Supreme Court · 1913
- Steinman v. ConlonNew York Supreme Court · 1913