HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
In this proceeding Robert E. Rutherford was adjudged to be in contempt of court, and sentenced to imprisonment, for refusing to testify by way of deposition in a pending civil suit. Rutherford appeals, asserting that he was justified in declining to testify on his claim of privilege under the Fifth Amendment. We affirm.
Rutherford is an employee of Carnation Company of Washington (Carnation), a distributor of milk and milk products....
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