In re Ruos
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Bankruptcy. On certificate of referee concerning refusal of witness to answer.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
The question certified by the referee calls upon the court to determine whether the privilege-that protects confidential communications between attorney and client justified the witness in refusing to answer certain questions that were asked during the course of his examination. The referee has been engaged in an effort to discover the whereabouts of the bankrupt’s estate, having been directed to examine the bankrupt and other witnesses for this purpose. In order to understand the situation now presented, it is necessary to state briefly the facts out of which…
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