Schroeder v. Cincinnati Street Railway Co.

By MORROW, J.:

It is well settled in this State that the defendant has a right to find out before trial how badly a plaintiff is hurt in a personal injury-case. Hence, a Court may order the plaintiff to submit to a physical examination by a doctor other than the one employed by the plaintiff. See Syllabus 1, Kresge v. Trester, 123 Oh St 383.

The doctor chosen for the above purpose may be the choice of the defendant in the sense that the Court in its discretion may adopt the suggestion of the defendant as to who this doctor may be. It is not an abuse of discretion for the Court to name a doctor…