Legal Opinion
Bird v. Halsy
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Virginia
Decided March 22, 1898PublishedCited by 7 opinions
This was an action of assumpsit by Walter Bird & Co. against S. P. Halsy. The case was heard on motions made by both parties to suppress certain depositions.
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL, District Judge.
The defendant moves to suppress certain depositions taken by the plaintiff in this case on the following grounds:
“Because the witnesses respectively refused to answer material questions propounded by the defendant on cross-examination [the questions being designated by their serial numbers, 28 in all], and all other questions which the witness [Frederick Victor Chalmers] refused to answer.” “And all of said depositions taken in England are moved to be suppressed for the further reason that the exhibits which are alleged to have been filed -with the questions and answers…
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- Howard v. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
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- Teese v. HuntingdonSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
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