Legal Opinion
Kropp v. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 7, 1962No. Civ. A. 21160PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff was injured by a truck owned by defendant and driven by defendant’s employee, Max Casey. He is not a party to this action. At a pretrial hearing, plaintiff moved for an order compelling Casey to submit to a physical examination to determine his qualifications for driving a truck.
“The court has no jurisdiction to compel a person not a party to the action to yield his body to the invasion of the physician’s instruments.” Dulles v. Quan Yoke Fong, 237 F.2d 496 (9th Cir. 1956).
This case followed Fong Sik Leung v. Dulles, 226 F.2d 74 (9th Cir. 1955), which carefully…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fong Sik Leung, as Guardian Ad Litem for Fong Gar Hong v. John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- John Foster Dulles, as Secretary of State v. Quan Yoke FongCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Dinsel v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Robert L. Schlagenhauf v. Cale J. Holder, United States District Judge for the Southern District of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965