Legal Opinion
In re Feldstein
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 17, 1900PublishedCited by 14 opinions
In Bankruptcy.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
Application is made for an order to commit the witness A. C. Maynard for contempt in refusing to answer certain questions put to him in an examination at the instance of the receiver of the bankrupt, pending before the referee, which questions the witness refused to answer on the ground that his answer would or might tend to criminate him.
The subjects of inquiry were some 35 checks, amounting altogether to $72,486.53, which had been given by the bankrupt to the witness between September 19, 1898, and August 10, 1899. The object of the examination was to ascertain the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- People Ex Rel. Taylor v. . ForbesNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- People ex rel. Morse v. NussbaumNew York Supreme Court · 1900
- In re ScottDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1899
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- In re KanterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1902
- State v. DominguezSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- La BourgogneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1900
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