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interrogatory<\/span>:<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/span>n. <\/em>(16c)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. <\/em>A written question (usually in a set of questions) submitted to an <\/strong><\/span>opposing party in a lawsuit as part of discovery.\u00a0<\/strong> See<\/span> Fed. R. Civ. P. 33<\/a>. <\/span><\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

interrogatories<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Written questions put by one party to another, or , in limited situations, to a witness in advance of trial.\u00a0 Interrogatories are a form of discovery and are governed by her rules of civil procedure.<\/strong><\/span>
\n Compare deposition. <\/em>[2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Questions addressed to a person, especially a witness.\u00a0 Questions propounded in writing or orally in obtaining a deposition.<\/span>\u00a0 23 Am J2nd Dep \u00a7 1<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Questions propounded in obtaining a discovery.\u00a0 Questions submitted in writing by the plaintiff for answer by a garnishee, constituting, in effect, a form of discovery of assets of the defendant in the hands of the garnishee.\u00a0<\/span> 6 Am J2d Attach \u00a7 346<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Questions submitted by one party to another in a case in admiralty by way of obtaining a discovery.<\/span>\u00a0 2 Am J2d Adm \u00a7 140<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Questions submitted to the jury upon request for special verdict or special finding<\/span>s.\u00a0 53 Am J1st Trial \u00a7\u00a7 1063 et seq.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Preliminary questions, propounded to a person called as a witness, for the purpose of determining his capacity, particularly in reference to a witness who is obviously a minor or mentally deficient.<\/span>\u00a0 Den v Vancleve<\/em>, 5 NJL 695, 795<\/span>.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

Types of Interrogatories:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

adjusted interrogatory<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Scots law<\/em>. One of a series of questions devised and modified by the parties, or, if they cannot agree on them, by the court, to be posed to witnesses examined on commission.\u00a0 *\u00a0 Adjusted interrogatories are often necessary in commissions to take evidence at distant locations.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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contention interrogatory<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n (1975)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. An interrogatory designed to discover the factual basis of the allegations in a complaint, answer, or counterclaim, or to determine the theory of the opposing party\u2019s case.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

cross-interrogatory<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n (17c)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. An interrogatory from a party who has received a set of interrogatories. <\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Interrogatories propounded in the cross-examination of a deponent. <\/strong>[3]<\/span><\/p>\n

identification interrogatory<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n (1993)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. A request for the responding party to identify relevant documents, <\/strong><\/span>tangible objects, or individuals who have knowledge of facts relating to the lawsuit. <\/strong>\u2014 aka<\/span> fact interrogatory<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; state-all-facts interrogatory<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

special interrogatory<\/a> –<\/span> interrogatories directed to the jury upon a request for a special verdict or special findings. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>[1]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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References:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[1<\/strong>]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Deluxe Tenth Edition<\/b><\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black, Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-61300-4<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a>Legal Assistant Edition<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Jack Ballantine\u00a0(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Doctored<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0with Pronunciations
\n<\/em>Third Edition<\/a>\u00a0by James A. Ballantine\u00a0(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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