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Fisher v. Fisher

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 20, 1892
29 N.E. 959 (N.Y. 1892)
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In Fisher v. Fisher (129 N.Y. 654) the physician was asked various questions as to the mental condition of his patient, excluding from his mind in answering the questions any knowledge or information he had obtained while acting as her medical attendant, and confining his answers to such knowledge and information as he had obtained by seeing her when she was not his patient.

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Opinion

Submitted December 8, 1891

Decided January 20, 1892

Martin J. Keogh for appellants.

Isaac N. Mills for respondents.

EARL, J., reads for affirmance.

All concur.

Judgment affirmed.

Summaries of

Fisher v. Fisher

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 20, 1892
29 N.E. 959 (N.Y. 1892)

In Fisher v. Fisher (129 N.Y. 654) the physician was asked various questions as to the mental condition of his patient, excluding from his mind in answering the questions any knowledge or information he had obtained while acting as her medical attendant, and confining his answers to such knowledge and information as he had obtained by seeing her when she was not his patient.

Summary of this case from Nelson v. Village of Oneida

In Fisher v. Fisher (129 N.Y. 654) the following language occurs in the opinion: "Upon the trial Doctor Curtis was called to give evidence as to the mental condition of Eliza Fisher at or about the time when she executed the deed. It appears that he had attended and prescribed for her professionally, and that he had also seen her at various times when he was not in attendance upon her for the purpose of treating her professionally.

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Case details for

Fisher v. Fisher

Case Details

Full title:CLEVELAND D. FISHER et al., Appellants, v . MARY C.D. FISHER et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 20, 1892

Citations

29 N.E. 959 (N.Y. 1892)
29 N.E. 959
42 N.Y. St. Rptr. 100

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