Staton v. Brame

EDMUNDS, Judge.

This suit originated with an allegation that defendants mishandled and misappropriated funds belonging to plaintiffs. The issue before us is the propriety of the trial court’s order requiring defendant Samuel Thomas Brame (Brame) to provide testimony in the instant case. Although Brame previously had given relevant testimony at a deposition conducted as part of bankruptcy proceedings, he asserted his Fifth Amendment right not to respond to deposition questions in the case at bar. The trial court granted Centura Bank’s (Centura) motion to compel Brame’s testimony. Brame appeals…