Belt Electric Line Co. v. Allen
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 90 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT. 1. It is the right and duty of the court in an' action for permanent personal injuries to require the plaintiff to submit to a personal examination by experts, as the parties are entitled to the production of the very best evidence that can be had.
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Case 90 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM FAYETTE CIRCUIT COURT. 1. It is the right and duty of the court in an' action for permanent personal injuries to require the plaintiff to submit to a personal examination by experts, as the parties are entitled to the production of the very best evidence that can be had. Walsh v. Sayre, 52 Howard’s Practice Reports, 334; Shaw v. Vanransel-lear, 60 Howard’s Practice Reports, 143; Shroeder v. Railroad Co., 47 Iowa; Sibley v. Smith, 46 Ark., 275; White v. Railway Co., 61 Wis., 636; Railroad Co. v. Childress, 9th S. E. Rep., 602; Thompson on Trials, vol. 1,…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HAZELRIGG
delivered the opinion of the court.
In this action for injuries received from falling through a trap door left ojien on the floor of the company’s tr.msf. r office or station, the appellee recovered a judgment for $1,400.
Complaint is made of the instructions and the finding of the jury under the evidence for any sum and espec'ally for the amount found. The-special error complained of, however, is that the trial court refused the company’s request to have the injured ankle or ankles of the plaintiff examined by competent surgeons or physicians selected by the company. Of the…
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