San Antonio Telephone Company, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Company, James H. Ashley

This appeal deals only with a judgment of civil contempt against a recalcitrant witness in discovery proceedings and his counsel who advised him not to comply with the trial court’s order to appear and produce records. The order appealed from recited the fact that the witness and counsel had failed and refused to appear and testify and produce documents in accordance with the command of a subpoena duces tecum. It is undisputed that this finding is correct. The contemnors excuse their conduct only by showing that they expected to obtain a stay of the order either from the trial court or from…