Cook v Carroll
| Jurisdiction | Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 31 July 1945 |
| Date | 31 July 1945 |
| Court | High Court |
Parish priest - Contempt of Court - Consultation in priest's house concerning alleged seduction - Subsequent seduction action -Refusal by priest to testify as to such consultation - Whether refusal a contempt of Court - Confidential communications to priest - Whether such communications are privileged
A parish priest interviewed together in his house a girl parishioner who alleged that she had been seduced and the parishioner whom she held responsible for such seduction. Subsequently an action for damages for seduction was brought by the girl's mother against this parishioner, and the priest was called to give evidence of what passed at this interview. He refused to give evidence, claiming privilege. Held that his refusal to give evidence was justified and was not a contempt of Court, the Court expressing the view that communications made in...
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