Brace v. Central R. Co. of New Jersey
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
At Law. Action by Mary Jane Brace and others against the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey. On rule for order for compulsory examination.
1Opinion of the Court
WITMER, District Judge.
In this action the plaintiffs are endeavoring to recover damages for alleged injuries sustained by Bert W. Brace while a passenger on one of defendant’s railway trains. The plaintiffs’ statement sets forth that the said Brace suffered a fracture of the skull, resulting in permanent injuries to his brain’ and mind. Upon refusal to have the injured plaintiff examined by disinterested physicians to determine the state of his mind and the extent of the injury, the defendant obtained a rule to show cause why such *719examination should not be ordered under the direction of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. BotsfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Camden & Suburban Railway Co. v. StetsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Denver City Tramway Co. v. NortonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. KendallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Wilson v. New England Navigation Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1912
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- Rison v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1928