Sawyer v. . Weskett

Two questions of law are presented by tbe record:

1. Under wbat circumstances may a physician be compelled by a trial judge to disclose confidential information respecting tbe physical condition of bis patient?

2. In a suit for compensation for services rendered a deceased, is it permissible to offer evidence as to tbe financial condition of tbe deceased ?

Tbe first question of law arises upon tbe testimony of a physician who treated tbe deceased in bis last illness, in response to inquiries respecting tbe physical condition of bis patient. Tbe physician declined to disclose confidential…