Groll v. Tower
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from fit. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) The court erred in excluding the testimony of the physician. The statute should not be construed as a prohibition upon the admission of such testimony under all circumstances.
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Appeal from fit. Louis Court of Appeals. (1) The court erred in excluding the testimony of the physician. The statute should not be construed as a prohibition upon the admission of such testimony under all circumstances. The statute does not create a privilege in favor of the physician; it was intended to secure the patient from disclosures by the physician., B. B. ®. Martin, 41 Mich. 667; Scripps ». Foster, 41 Mich. 742 $ Staunton ». Barker, 19 Hun (N. Y.) 55. (2) The evidence made out a case of negligence. It was the duty, of defendant to furnish proper and safe machinery, and he is bound…
1Opinion of the Court
Ewing, C.
This is an action by the widow of Ed. Groll,' deceased, for damages, for injuries sustained by Groll, from which he died, by reason of the negligence-of the respondent in failing to provide safe and, proper-machinery. The petition alleges that Groll, while in the performance of his duties at respondent’s soap factory; repaired certain pipes in a tank hereinafter described;. that while ascending a ladder' from the'iahk, a platform on which the ladder rested gave way, precipitating him to the bottom of the tank, from which fall he sustained injuries causing his death; that the platform…
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