AVERY v. NELSON

No. 43305.

455 P.2d 75 (1969)

Sharon AVERY, Petitioner, v. Fred NELSON, Judge of the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Amended And Rehearing Denied June 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanders & McElroy, Tulsa, for petitioner.

Bert M. Grigg, Tulsa, for respondent.

Dale Reneau, Fenton, Fenton, Smith, Reneau & Moon, John R. Couch, Pierce, Duncan, Couch & Hendrickson, Robert P. Hall, Rhodes, Hieronymus, Holloway & Wilson, Oklahoma City, amicus curiae.

Berringer & Briggs, by Dale J. Briggs, Tulsa, amicus curiae, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association.


LAVENDER, Justice:

In this original proceeding for a writ of prohibition and/or mandamus against the respondent trial judge we are asked to hold that where one files a damage suit in which he seeks to recover for certain personal injuries that he thus voluntarily injects his physical condition in the case as an issue and thereby waives the privilege against disclosure of the physician-patient communications protected by 12...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases