 | New York (State), Amasa Junius Parker, Albert Joseph Danaher - 1903 - 1588 páginas
...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... | |
 | Transvaal (Colony) - 1904 - 552 páginas
...would establish a sole ground that the answering of such question may establish civil claim against or tend to establish that he owes a debt or is otherwise subject to a civil suit. 47. No witness shall, except as in this Proclamation Privilege from disprovided, be compellable or... | |
 | New York (State) - 1904 - 1624 páginas
...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... | |
 | John Henry Wigmore - 1905 - 922 páginas
...from answering a relevant question on the cronnd only that the answer may tend to establish the fact that he owes a debt or is otherwise subject to a civil suit"), Or. Auuot. C. 1892, § 847 (like Cal. С. С. Р. § 2065) ; Utah Rev. St. 1898, § 3431 (like Cal.... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - 1906 - 902 páginas
...answering of which §§ 1463 — has no tendency to accuse himself, or to expose him to penalty or 1465-6. forfeiture of any nature whatsoever, by reason only,...subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of the Crown, or of any other person or persons." § 1464. The statute just set out does not in terms... | |
 | 1906 - 1236 páginas
...from answering n relevant question on the ground only that the answer may tend to esiahlish 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... | |
 | Alexander Wood Renton, Maxwell Alexander Robertson - 1907 - 712 páginas
...M'Rae, 1867, LR 3 Ch. 79). The privilege cannot be claimed by a witness on the ground that answering a question may establish or tend to establish that he...subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of the King or of any other person (46 Geo. in. c. 37). The witness claiming privilege must make his objection... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - 1908 - 772 páginas
...tendency tu accuse himself or to expose him to a penalty or forfeiture, by reason only that the answer to such question may establish, or tend to establish, that he owes a debt or ¡л subject to a civil suit. This statute was passed because upon a point which arose at lord Melville's... | |
 | 1910 - 992 páginas
...one is excused from answering a question or producing a document only because the answer or document may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt, or is otherwise liable to any civil proceeding. It is a privilege for the protection of the witness, and therefore... | |
 | 1910 - 982 páginas
...one is excused from answering a question or producing a document only because the answer or document may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt, or is o.therwisc liable to any civil proceeding. It is a privilege for the protection of the witness, and... | |
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Geo. 3, с. 37, it is declared that a witness cannot by law refuse to answer a question relevant to the matter in issue, the answering of which has no tendency to... 
