Watkins v. Cope
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On motion to strike out interrogatories propounded by defendant under section 140 of the Practice act of 1903. The pleadings are framed under the Practice act of 1912. The complaint is in two counts — first, that defendant being an innkeeper at Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, on July 19th, 1911, refused to lodge plaintiff for the night and compelled him to travel a long distance to secure lodging and accommodation elsewhere (2 Chit. PI.
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On motion to strike out interrogatories propounded by defendant under section 140 of the Practice act of 1903. The pleadings are framed under the Practice act of 1912. The complaint is in two counts — first, that defendant being an innkeeper at Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, on July 19th, 1911, refused to lodge plaintiff for the night and compelled him to travel a long distance to secure lodging and accommodation elsewhere (2 Chit. PI. (11th Am. ed.) *668) ; second, for slander in calling plaintiff a suspicious person, &c., and that the words were used in a defamatory sense, i. e., that…
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The. interrogatories appear to fall into four classes:
*1461. Those directed to plaintiff’s place of residence now and in the past, his business, and famity relations. (Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 9.)
2. Circumstances leading up to the alleged exclusion from the inn, plaintiff’s arrival at Water Gap, why he went there, his previous visits and acquaintance there. (Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.)
3. Details of plaintiff’s damage by reason of the alleged exclusion, the time of leaving defendant’s house, whither he went, what conveyance he used, and (as a result of the alleged slander) what persons heard the words charged…
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