Kenford Co. v. County of Erie
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCardamone, J.
We are asked to consider whether a party witness at an examination before trial may refuse to answer questions posed to him on the ground that the answers involve information which he obtained from his attorney. He claims that such information is protected from inquiry arising from either the confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship or because the material conveyed was an attorney’s work product. We do not believe the conveyed information may be protected upon either theory.
The facts may be briefly stated and are necessary to the setting in which this discovery question arose.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Allen v. Crowell-Collier Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Farr v. NewmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Kenford Co. v. County of ErieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Matter of King v. . AshleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
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