Mumford v. Croft

Herrmann, J.;

The complaint in this case alleges that between January 1, 1950 and August 27, 1952, the defendants converted to their own use money belonging to the plaintiffs in the sum of $7,637.38. By their answer, the defendants make a general denial. Pursuant to Rule 33, the plaintiffs proposed 51 interrogatories to be answered by the defendants under oath. Objections to the interrogatories have been filed on the ground that the answers thereto may tend to incriminate the defendants. They seek to invoke Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Delaware which provides : “In all criminal…