Carr v. Schmid

OPINION OF THE COURT

Shanley N. Egeth, J.

This is a motion made on behalf of the New York City Department of Health to quash a subpoena duces tecum served upon it by the defendant herein, which requires it to produce existing venereal disease records of plaintiff for the trial of this action.

Plaintiff herein seeks to recover damages from the defendant manufacturer of an intrauterine device, claiming it was unfit for use, in that it aggravated a gonorrhea infection allowing it to develop into a pelvic inflammatory *648condition. Defendant will seek to prove that the condition was caused, worsened or…