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- Title: State Ex Rel. Josephine M. Woytus V.
- Author : Supreme Court of New Hampshire
- Release Date : January 08, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Relator Josephine Woytus, plaintiff in a personal injury action, instituted a proceeding in prohibition in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, seeking to prohibit respondent trial Judge, the Honorable Brendan Ryan, from compelling her to execute medical authorizations allowing defendants in the underlying suit to have ex parte Discussions with relators treating physicians. The court of appeals issued a preliminary writ of prohibition. In making the writ absolute, the court of appeals (Smith, J. Dissenting) distinguished but affirmed the general holding of State ex rel. Stufflebam v. Appelquist, 694 S.W.2d 882 (Mo. App. 1985), which entitled attorneys for defendant to obtain by court order authorization from the plaintiff to interview privately the plaintiffs treating physician. This Court granted transfer. By this opinion this Court abrogates the decision in Stufflebam and makes the writ of prohibition absolute.