Totoritus v. Stefan

Defendant in a personal injury negligence action appeals from an order on plaintiff’s motion requiring, among other things, that defendant furnish copies of a statement made by plaintiff to defendant’s investigator.

The statement was obtained from plain jiff before the action was commenced and before plaintiff was represented by counsel, and in the absence of counsel or legal advice. He was not given a copy of the statement he signed. Under the circumstances, copies of the statement should be made available to plaintiff.

While it is recognized that such discovery affords a party an opportunity…