Denning v. E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.

Preliminarily I shall dispose of Universal’s contention that this Court has no power to quash the issuance of the subpoenae here because the petition seeking their issuance complies in all respects with the provisions of 4707, Revised Code of 1935, as amended. I cannot agree with this argument. A Court always has the inherent power over its own process and, in a proper case, may vacate or quash writs, returns, or other process incorrectly or improvidently issued. Here the right to take the depositions of the very witnesses sought to be examined is challenged. Surely this Court is not -…