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· 12/15/1944

People ex rel. 270 Park Avenue Corp. v. Sexton

Citations

  • 268 A.D. 975
  • 52 N.Y.S.2d 574
  • 1944 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4503

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing the existence of the joint defense privilege under New York law
  • communications made to counsel through an agent of either attorney or client to facilitate communication generally held privileged
  • “[Communications made to counsel through a hired interpreter, or one serving as an agent of either attorney or client to facilitate communication, generally will be privileged.”
  • “Generally, communications made between a defendant and counsel in the known presence of a third party are not privileged.”

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