Legal Opinion
Howe v. Stuart
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided July 1, 1910PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from City Court of New York, Special Term. Proceedings supplementary to execution by Frank M. Howe against William W. Stuart. From an order refusing to punish a third party for contempt, the judgment creditor appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
The attorney of the judgment debtor, while being examined as a third party in supplementary proceedings, refused to answer certain questions put to him concerning the property of his client. The questions asked were:
“Q. Do you manage any real estate for him? A. I decline to answer, on the ground of privilege of counsel. Q. Have you any property of Mr. Stuart’s? A. I decline to answer, on the ground of privilege of ’Counsel.”
*972' The preliminary objection made, by respondent, that he was not personally served with the order denying his motion to vacate the proceeding, and fixing a further date…
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- Jones v. . ReillyNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Matter of DepueNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Charman v. TatumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Phoebus v. WebsterNew York Supreme Court · 1903
- Grant v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
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