In re Samuels
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of1 New York. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of Jacques Samuels and another, doing business as Joseph Samuels & Co. On petition of Jacques Samuels to revise an order of the District Court directing petitioner to sign certain testimony theretofore given by him before the special examiner, which testimony had been taken by a stenographer, who had transcribed his notes in the…
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Petition to Revise Order of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of1 New York. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of Jacques Samuels and another, doing business as Joseph Samuels & Co. On petition of Jacques Samuels to revise an order of the District Court directing petitioner to sign certain testimony theretofore given by him before the special examiner, which testimony had been taken by a stenographer, who had transcribed his notes in the form of question and answer.
1Per curiam
It is understood that all alleged errors of the ste-
nographer have now been corrected to the satisfaction of all parties. *448The only question is as to answers of the witness, which were correctly taken by the stenographer, but which the witness now asserts were incorrect, by reason of his misunderstanding the question or not being correctly informed when he answered. The answers which he gave in response to the questions must of' course stand just as he gave them; they constitute his sworn testimony, the affixing of his signature and a renewed oath to what he signs is a mere matter of…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Columbia v. LeeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Van Son v. HerbstAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- Downing v. GasserSuperior Court of Delaware · 1952
- Leventhal v. Consolidated Carriers Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1959