Woernley v. Electromatic Typewriters, Inc.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff. The Special Term, on motion of the defendant, made an order that the testimony of a physician, engaged in a sanatorium where plaintiff was treated, should be taken before a referee concerning all the facts relating to plaintiff’s physical condition while he was a patient at the sanatorium, and concerning any diseases or injury of which the physician had knowledge, acquired while the plaintiff was a patient there and which existed prior to the commencement of the action. The order was based upon section 354…