A Councellor or Solicitor not to be examined upon any matter which came to his knowledge as Solicitor or Councellor. Thomas Colwel was served with process to testify on the plaintiffs behalf, and had formerly been of Councel or Solicitor for the defendant in the matter in variance; Therefore ordered that Colwel shall not be examined upon any Interrogatories which shall compel him to discover any matter which came to his knowledge as a Solicitor or as of a Councel in this case ; But for any other matter it shall be lawful for the plaintiff to examine him. Creed plaintiff, Trap’s and others defendants. Anno 21. Eliz. [1578-79].
Citations:
[1578] EngR 22, (1578-79) Choyce Cases 121, (1578) 21 ER 74 (B)
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Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.431059