San Fernando Copper Mining & Reduction Co. v. Humphrey

Citations

• 111 F. 772
• 1901 U.S. App. LEXIS 4994

Syllabus

<p>Discovery—Inspection of Documents under Statute—Requisites of Application for Order.</p> <p>To entitle a party to an order for the inspection of entries of accounts in any book or of any document or paper in the possession of the adverse party under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1000, the application therefor must describe the book, paper, or document of which an inspection is desired with such particularity as to advise the adverse party of what is required, and to enable the court to determine the propriety of allowing the inspection sought, and it must also be made to appear that the book, document, or paper is competent evidence, and material to some issue involved in the action.</p>