In Re Strand

Petitioner was adjudged guilty of contempt for refusing to answer the questions propounded upon the taking of her deposition and was remanded to custody until she answered said questions. She seeks her release on habeas corpus.

The action in which the defendant sought to take petitioner’s deposition was brought by Peder Strand and petitioner Paula Strand, his wife, as plaintiffs against the Market Street Railway Company as defendant. In that action the plaintiffs sought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by petitioner as the result of the alleged negligence of the defendant.…