Brown v. Taylor

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant sued the appellee to recover for injuries she had allegedly sustained in an automobile accident. Pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-35, the appellee moved for an order requiring the appellant to submit to an independent physical examination. The appellant’s attorney insisted on being present during the examination, and the physician chosen to conduct the examination refused to proceed with it under those circumstances. The trial court ordered the appellant to submit to the examination without the presence or interference of her counsel, and we granted an application…