Hickman v. Taylor

Following is the case brief for Hickman v. Taylor, 329 U.S. 495 (1947) Case Summary of Hickman v. Taylor: Plaintiffs suing to recover for deaths caused in a tugboat accident served an interrogatory on the tugboat owners, asking for written statements of witnesses interviewed by the tugboat owners’ lawyer.  The lawyer refused. The District Court ordered the lawyer to produce […]

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