Mansbach v. Klausner

It is here sought to punish a witness for contempt in failing to comply with a decision by me in which, in granting a motion to compel him to sign his deposition, I said: “A witness is entitled to make corrections in the transcript of his testimony before signing the same, but where, as here, the corrections may be substantial, they must be made in such a way as to indicate the testimony as given and as corrected by the witness after making the transcript.” ■

Counsel seem much concerned over what they call the First Department rule enunciated in Van Son v. Herbst (215 App. Div. 563) and the…