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- Title: Hickman v. Taylor Et Al.
- Author : Supreme Court of the United States
- Release Date : January 13, 1947
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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This case presents an important problem under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as to the extent to which a party may inquire into oral and written statements of witnesses, or other information, secured by an adverse partys counsel in the course of preparation for possible litigation after a claim has arisen. Examination into a persons files and records, including those resulting from the professional activities of an attorney, must be judged with care. It is not without reason that various safeguards have been established to preclude unwarranted excursions into the privacy of a mans work. At the same time, public policy supports reasonable and necessary inquiries. Properly to balance these competing interests is a delicate and difficult task.