Shogry v. Naser
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by the defendants from an order of the City Court of the city of New York adjudging one of them guilty of contempt of court.
1Opinion of the CourtDelany, J.
The order allowing the examination of defendants before trial was supplemented by a subpoena duces tecum in obedience to which defendants’ books were produced in order to make the examination *146effective, inasmuch as the evidence desired could not in all likelihood he given except hy the witness refreshing his recollection by reference to them. Defendant said he found an entry of an item seemingly relevant to the inquiry but stated that it did not refresh his recollection. The entry was in the Arabic language and counsel for the plaintiff requested the defendant to translate it; but the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bloodgood v. SlaybackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- In re ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Rosenbaum v. RiceNew York Supreme Court · 1901
3Cited by1 opinion
- Williams v. SnowmanNew York Supreme Court · 1913