Youngentob v. Ginsberg

This is a motion by defendant for an examination before trial of the plaintiff as an adverse party or as a witness with respect to the financial worth of the plaintiff and his ability to pay for medical services rendered.

The complaint alleges in substance that the defendant, a physician and surgeon, exacted from the plaintiff under duress, the sum of $3,000 as payment for a prostate operation which defendant performed upon the plaintiff in or about September, 1947. The action is brought to recover back the entire sum of $3,000, and in his prayer for relief plaintiff offers to allow to…