Rothschild v. Superior Court

Petitioner seeks an original writ of mandamus to compel Naomi Roloff to be sworn and to testify as a witness upon the taking of her deposition in an action pending in said court.

Arnold R. Roloff sued petitioner for damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall from a ladder on premises leased from petitioner. Pending the trial of the action peti tioner sought to take the deposition of plaintiff’s wife, Naomi Roloff. She refused to testify on the ground that she was excused under the provisions of subdivision 1 of section 1881 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The material provisions of…