Jacobi v. Podevels

Appellants challenged a ruling of the circuit court that a written statement given by Jacobi on January 9, 1960, to an adjuster for his insurer, ten months before the commencement of the first action, was privileged.

Jacobi testified upon the trial. On cross-examination, he indicated he had made the written statement referred to and had refreshed his recollection by reading it earlier in the day. Appellants’ counsel, Mr. Schellinger, asked Mr. Regan, counsel for Jacobi and his insurer, to produce the statement. Mr. Regan objected that it was confidential. After a colloquy among court and…