Phelps v. Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dane County. The defendant appealed from an order, the character of which is sufficiently described in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The order appealed from in this case was doubtless made under the last clause of sec. 93, ch. 137, R. S. 1858. *267That clause provides that the court before which an action is pending, or a judge thereof, may, in their discretion and upon due notice, order either party to give to the other, within a specified time, an inspection and copy, or permission to take a copy, of any hooks, papers and documents in his possession or under his control, containing evidence relating to the merits of the action or the defense therein. The order seems to be fully justified by the notice of the motion, and…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- McGeary v. BrownSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1909