Winstel v. Sentry Quick Print, Inc.

The trial court overruled petitioners’ claim of Fifth Amendment privilege under the United States Constitution and ordered petitioners to answer interrogatories. That ruling was contrary to Curdo v. United States, 354 U.S. 118, 124-28, 77 S.Ct. 1145, 1148-52, 1 L.Ed.2d 1225 (1957).

The Florida Supreme Court has said that an order of the type involved here is reviewable on certiorari. Kilgore v. Bird, 149 Fla. 570, 6 So.2d 541 (1942). The court stated:

A question requiring an answer which would violate the civil rights of the witness should be prohibited, because if such right is violated the…