LEWIS v. FIRST AM. BANK OF PALM BEACH CTY.

No. 81-1573.

405 So.2d 300 (1981)

William C. LEWIS, Trustee, Debtor in Possession and William C. Lewis, Individually, Petitioner, v. FIRST AMERICAN BANK OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, a Florida Banking Corporation, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary I. Zwickel of Zwickel, Gross & Kessler, Lake Worth, for petitioner.

Steven J. Greenwald of L.M. Taylor, Lawyers, North Palm Beach, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant in an action based on alleged fraud petitions this Court to review an order compelling him to answer certain questions propounded to him at the taking of his deposition. The petitioner contends that his answers would tend to incriminate him or would constitute a link in a chain of evidence leading to his conviction.

It is well settled that in any type of proceeding a person is exempt from answering questions which may directly or...

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