June Fabrics, Inc. v. Teri Sue Fashions, Inc.

Plaintiff, pursuant to order, is conducting an examination before trial of the defendant corporation by an officer. The examination is in support of plaintiff’s defense to a counterclaim asserted by defendant. The defense is that defendant paid one of plaintiff’s employees money, in violation of section 439 of the Penal Law, to induce certain sales of plaintiff’s merchandise to defendant. The officer under examination has refused to answer certain questions under *268the assertion of constitutional privilege against self incrimination, and plaintiff seeks the court’s direction to the witness to…