Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Baruch

New York Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1908PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Motion to compel acceptance of answer.

1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.

A statement of the “ grounds of belief ” which the verification is to include, when made by a person other than the party (Code Civ. Pro., § 526), must necessarily be such as would show some actual connection between the information acted upon and the issues to which the verification is directed.' The disclosure of the grounds of belief in the verification before me actually amounts to nothing more than the affiant’s statement of his conclusion that the inf or*358mation possessed by Mm would justify his belief. He states simply “ that the sources of deponent’s belief as to the matters not stated…

2Cited by1 opinion

  1. Davidson v. Penn-Virginia Coal & Coke Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1919

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