U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York October 6, 1909 (Frost v. Barber)

LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.

The federal practice does not permit examination of a party before trial. Hanks Dental Ass’n v. International Tooth Crown Co., 194 U. S. 303, 24 Sup. Ct. 700, 48 L. Ed. 989. The object of section 863, Rev. St. (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p.