Katz Exclusive Millinery, Inc. v. Reichman

REEVES, Chief Judge.

In the above case the witness, Nathaniel J. Sharlip, is a certified public accountant. The issue is the existence of a partnership. It is asserted by plaintiff that there is such a partnership, and it is denied by the defendants.

The witness was asked if certain books of an acknowledged partnership reflected another partnership. Clearly this would be expressive of an opinion, and the books themselves, if otherwise competent, would be the best evidence. Objections to the question were properly made.

A second question was: “Have you also at the request of the partnership set…