Scheffler v. Lee

The only question involved in this appeal is the right of the trial Court to order a physical examination by a physician of its own selection, to be made of a party suing to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted by the defendant to the action.

The appellant brought an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the result of an alleged assault by the appellee, a minor. The appellee filed a petition, alleging that, although he had requested the appellant to submit herself to an examination, so that the nature, extent and permanency of the injuries for which…