Richards v. Travelers Insurance Co.

I respectfully dissent. The uncontro-verted medical testimony is that plaintiff is suffering from a “conversion reaction”. Dr. Jack K. Wickstrom, in his deposition, stated, “I mean the conversion reaction, which is as real to him as if he had an axe in his back.” Dr. Wickstrom’s examination revealed “freedom of organic disease”. Significantly, Dr. Wickstrom further indicated that he did not feel that Richards was a malingerer and related the conversion reaction to the October 25, 1965 incident.

Dr. Raoul Rodriguez corroborated Dr. Wickstrom’s opinion that he did not think plaintiff was a…