Question

. In preparation for the trial between Filipe and Freya subsequent to an auto accident, Freya's attorney places Filipe under oath and asks Filipe questions that are recorded by a court reporter. This is known as an interrogatories. a. True b. False

Answer 1

False

Step-by-step explanation:

In interrogatories, the party that receive the question has legal obligation to answer it in a matter of fact manner.

The part that described in the excerpt is depositions. This is the initial phase where both parties can gather information before bringing it up to court. Even though there is a court reporter present, both parties that are involved in the depositions are not obligated to answer the questions that are trowed at them.

In the example above, Felipe could easily shrug the question and plead the fifth . He won't receive any legal punishment for doing it.