McCarthy v. Arndstein

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court sustaining a writ of habeas corpus and discharging the appellee from custody. It involves the same proceeding which was before this Court at an earlier stage in Arnd-stein v. McCarthy, 254 U. S. 71 and 379.

Arndstein, having been adjudicated an involuntary bankrupt and called before a Special Commissioner for examination as to his -assets under § 21a of the Bankruptcy Act, refused to answer four hundred and forty-seven of the questions which were asked him, asserting his constitutional privilege upon the ground that to do so might tend to…