La Plante v. Garrett

Appeal from an order of the Special Term of the Supreme Court, Albany County. The wife’s action seeks recovery for personal injuries due to negligence and the husband’s action seeks recovery for medical and other expenses and loss of services. Among other things it is alleged that the wife “ lost her sanity ” as the result of her injuries. The court at Special Term has granted defendant’s motion to allow a mental and physical examination of the plaintiff wife, but it has denied defendant’s motion to allow an examination of the hospital’s records where the injured plaintiff was treated for…