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HELTON v. J. P. STEVENS COMPANY

No. 163.

118 S.E.2d 791 (1961)

254 N.C. 321

Anderson Lewis HELTON v. J. P. STEVENS COMPANY, Inc., and John Marable.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 22, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dolley & Dubose, Gastonia, for petitioner-appellant.

Mullen, Holland & Cooke, Gastonia, for defendants-appellees.

HIGGINS, Justice.

As a general rule, judges of trial courts have inherent power in their discretion to order physical examinations of the character here involved. The ends of justice, and the particular facts of each case, dictate the manner in which the court shall exercise the power. Flythe v. Eastern Carolina Coach Co., 195 N.C. 777, 143 S.E. 865; 27 C.J.S. Discovery §§ 37 and 38; 17 Am.Jur. Discovery and Inspection...

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