Case Name: Frank F. Palmison and Thomas A. McKennell, Appellants, v. First National Bank and Trust Company of Tuckahoe, N. Y., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1931-11
Citations: 234 A.D. 797
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frank F. Palmison and Thomas A. McKennell, Appellants, v. First National Bank and Trust Company of Tuckahoe, N. Y., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 797–798

Head Matter:
Frank F. Palmison and Thomas A. McKennell, Appellants, v. First National Bank and Trust Company of Tuckahoe, N. Y., Respondent.

Opinion:
Order, as resettled, denying motion for examination of defendant before trial, reversed upon the law and the facts, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with ten dollars costs. Examination to proceed at a time and place to be stated in the order. The points upon which plaintiffs desire to examine defendant appear to be for the purpose of controverting the defenses by avoidance, and not for the purpose of disclosing the defenses. Under such circumstances an examination may be had. (Schweinburg v. Altman, 131 App. Div. 795.) Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Scudder, Tompkins and Davis, JJ., concur. Settle order on notice.