Paley v. Superior Court

ASHBURN, J. pro tem. *

This case involves certain aspects of the problem of the extent of survival after death of a testator’s privilege against disclosure by his attorney of confidential communications made by the testator in connection with the preparation and execution of his will. Petitioner Jacob Paley seeks a writ of mandate directing the superior court to require his deceased wife’s attorney, Stanley E. Fox, Esq., to answer certain questions upon deposition which the trial court held objectionable as calling for privileged matter, for that reason sustaining objections to said questions.…