Read v. Neff

Citations

• 207 F. 890
• 1913 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1366

Syllabus

<p>1. Process (§ 119*)—Privilege—Parties in Attendance on Court.</p> <p>Where the plaintiff, in an action pending in the United States Court for the district in which the defendant resided, was a nonresident of the state, he was privileged from being sued in such court while attending the trial of such action for the purpose of conferring with his lawyer, performing such duties as a litigant usually performs at a trial, and testifying in that and other similar cases.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Process, Cent. Dig. §§ 148, 149; Dec. Dig. § 119.*]</p> <p>2. Attorney and Client (§ 16*) — Privilege — Process — Attendance at Court.</p> <p>Where a nonresident plaintiff, in an action pending in the United States Court, employed an attorney residing in another state, such attorney, while in attendance at the trial of such action, was privileged from being sued in such court.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Attorney and Client, Cent. Dig. §§ 23, 24; Dec. Dig. § 16.*]</p> <p>3. Attorney and Client (§ 16*)—Privilege—Process—Termination.</p> <p>The privilege of a nonresident attorney from being sued in the United States Court while attending the trial of an action therein in which he was attorney did not cease upon the submission of the case to the jury, where he remained in the hope that the verdict would be announced before his departure, though he finally left before the return of the verdict.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Attorney and Client, Cent. Dig. §§ 23, 24; Dec. Dig. § 16.*]</p>