Prosperity Co. v. St. Joe Machines, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Michigan
1Opinion of the Court
RAYMOND, District Judge.
This case is before the court upon two motions by plaintiff and four by defendants.
Plaintiff’s first motion is for an order to compel defendants to answer questions propounded to certain witnesses upon the taking of depositions, which questions the witnesses refused to answer on advice of counsel for defendants. The witnesses were officers or employees of defendants. The questions were obviously directed to the purpose of learning who if anyone aside from the named defendants is financing or directing the defense. Aside ’from the matter of privilege, the only…
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