Meadows v. Palmer

District Court, D. Maryland
Meadows v. Palmer, 33 F.R.D. 136 (1963)
7 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 649; 1963 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10363

Meadows v. Palmer

Opinion of the Court

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Edward Meadows objects to interrogatory No. 18 of defendant which asks:

“Have you ever been convicted of a crime, other than minor traffic violations ? If the answer is in the affirmative state, where, when and for what offense?”

Objection overruled. An interrogatory to a party designed to elicit facts which may be used in cross examination to affect credibility of that party is a proper subject of discovery. 4 Moore’s Federal Practice (2d ed.), ¶26.16[1], p. 1182-3; 2A Barron & Holtzoff, Federal Practice and Procedure, § 647, p. 77, and! cases cited thereunder in both tseatises.. See also Rediker v. Warfield, S.D.N.Y., 11 F.R.D. 125, 128, citing Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495, 511, 67 S.Ct. 385, 91 L.Ed. 451.

Reference

Full Case Name
Avanell D. MEADOWS and Edward Meadows v. Gerald C. PALMER
Status
Published