HICKMAN v. TAYLOR

No. 9035.

153 F.2d 212 (1945)

HICKMAN v. TAYLOR et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Reargued November 10, 1945.

Decided December 10, 1945.

Writ of Certiorari Denied April 22, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel B. Fortenbaugh, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa. (Shields, Clark, Brown and McCown, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellants.

Thomas E. Byrne, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa. (Krusen, Evans & Shaw, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for Krusen, Evans & Shaw, amicus curiae.

Harrison G. Kildare, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Rawle & Henderson, and Joseph W. Henderson, all of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for Joseph W. Henderson, amicus curiae.

Abraham E. Freedman, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Freedman, Landy & Lorry, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee Hickman.

Howard Burtt, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee Baltimore & O. R. Co.

Before BIGGS, ALBERT LEE STEPHENS, MARIS, GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN, and O'CONNELL, Circuit Judges.


Writ of Certiorari Denied April 22, 1946. See 66 S.Ct. 961.

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which adjudged the appellants guilty of criminal contempt and imposed sentence therefor. The appellants are two clients and their lawyer. The basis of the contempt order was their refusal to answer a certain interrogatory propounded by the plaintiff's counsel in a personal injury...

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