Koskovich v. Rodestock
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Boone county: Frederick W. Button, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries arising out of an assault and battery inflicted upon the plaintiff. There was judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000. Plaintiff appeals.
The only question presented by the record is whether the court erred in excluding the proffered testimony of Dr. William M. Green, a physician, called on behalf of the defendant. The ruling of the court was' based upon the theory that the declarations of the plaintiff, which the defendant sought to establish by Dr. Green, were confidential communications intrusted to him in his professional capacity, and for…
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- Collins v. MackSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1877
- Blossi v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Missouri Pac. Ry. Co. v. CastleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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