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· 2/7/1940

The Burnside

Citations

  • 31 F. Supp. 519
  • 1940 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3637

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  • no privilege where attorneys “were employed not for their legal acumen but for their skill as investigators.”
  • “[T]he test should be whether, in light of the nature of the document and the factual situation in the particular case, the document can fairly be said to have been prepared or obtained because of the prospect of litigation.”

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Judges: Conger

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