 | Nicholas Hill - 1883 - 786 pages
...a witness shall not be excused from answering on the ground that the answer may establish, or tend to establish, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit. (2 RS 405, § 71.) The statute does not, in terms, reach this case, and should not, I think, be applied... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour - 1883 - 840 pages
...from answering a relevant question, on the ground only that the answer may tend to establish the fact that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit. But this provision does not require a witness to give an answer which will tend to accuse himself of... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1884 - 834 pages
...whatsoever, by reason only, °r on the sole ground that the answering of such question may establish, or tend to establish, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of his majesty or of any other person or persons." It will be seen that this... | |
 | New York (State), Charles David Rust - 1885 - 814 pages
...from answering a re evaut question, on the grouud only that the answer may tend to estaulis the fact, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit. Bu this provision does not require a witness to give an answer, which will ten to accuse himself of... | |
 | George Clipperton Bayne - 1885 - 458 pages
...only or on the sole ground the that the answering of such question may establish, or tend to tablish a establish, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civi.1 c!*"°a civil suit, either at the instance of Her Majesty, or of any him. other person or persons.... | |
 | New York (State). Courts, Nathan Howard (Jr.), Rowland M. Stover - 1886 - 692 pages
...from answering any relevant question on the ground only that the answer may tend to establish the fact that he owes a debt or is otherwise subject to a civil suit It is true that the statute of 1848, under which this action was brought subjects a tmstec who fails... | |
 | 1887 - 814 pages
...from answering a relevant question, on the ground only that the answer may tend to establish the fact, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit. But this provision does not require a witness to give an answer, which will tend to accuse himself... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1888 - 830 pages
...whatsoever, by reason only or on the sole ground that the answering of such question may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of his majesty or any other person or persons." It will be seen that this statute... | |
 | New York (State) - 1891 - 1554 pages
...from answering a relevant question on the frrouud only that the answer may tend to establish the fact, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit But this provision does not require a witness to KIVC an answer which, will tend to accuse himself... | |
 | Frank Sumner Rice - 1892 - 832 pages
...from answering a relevant question, on the ground only that the answer may tend to establish the fact, that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit. But this provision does not require a witness to give an answer, which will tend to accuse himself... | |
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... may establish, or tend to Establish that he owes a debt, or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of his majesty, or of any other person. 
