Rath v. Williamson

Relator claims that the introduction of the blood test results into evidence would be in violation of this court’s decision in State v. Smorgala (1990), 50 Ohio St.3d 222, 553 N.E.2d 672, in which this court established the inadmissibility of similar evidence under the physician-patient privilege.

In State, ex rel. Scoratow, v. Wood Cty. Common Pleas Court (1959), 170 Ohio St. 76, 9 O.O.2d 466, 162 N.E.2d 533, at paragraph three of the syllabus, we held:

“Such writ [prohibition] is not available for determination of the admissibility of evidence in a trial court having jurisdiction of the…