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discovery
action to obtain information held by the other party that is relevant to the action see also deposition, interrogatory, request for production b : the disclosure of information held by the opposing party in an action [a
deposition
officer (as a court reporter) ;broadly : affidavit b : the certified document recording such a statement compare interrogatory 2 : the hearing at which a deposition is made [order that the testimony at a be recorded
error
v. Burgin, 445 F.2d 369 (1971)"] often used without an article [had been to give the jury special interrogatories "K. A. Cohen"]; see also assignment of error, clearly erroneous NOTE: Generally a party must object to an
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letter
in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and examine a witness in accordance with that jurisdiction's procedures (as oral interrogatories) usually used in pl. 90-day letter : a letter from the Internal Revenue Service notifying a taxpayer of
Defence struck off or defence struck out
21 of the Code of Civil Procedure: Where any party fails to comply with any order to answer interrogatories, or for discovery of inspection of documents, he shall, if a plaintiff, be liable to have his suit
Fair comment
not entitled to particulars, Digby v. Financial News Ltd., (1907) 1 KB 502; but the defendant can administer interrogatories to the plaintiff, Walkr v. Hodgson, (1909) 1 KB 239. Whether words exceed the limit of 'fair comment'
Innuendo
Where the words prima facie are not actionable, an innuendo is essential to the action (ibid.). As to interrogatories for the purpose of establishing an innuendo, see Heaton v. Goldney, (1910) 1 KB 754.
Insufficiency
Scandal and impertinence in an answer must have been disposed of before its sufficiency could be considered. See INTERROGATORIES; and Dan.Ch. Pr.
Stipulation
contract known to the Civil Law, entered into before the magistrate or public officer, through the medium of interrogatories and answers calculated to explain the nature and extent of the undertaking, to put the parties entering into
Traversing Note
Traversing Note. Inequity a plaintiff, after an appearance had been entered, might, in default of answer to interrogatories which had been filed for the examination of the defendant, proceed with his cause by filing a traversing
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