1994 Conn. Super. Ct. 4065 | Conn. Super. Ct. | 1994
The defendant has a "due process right to defend [its] property from a recovery of damages by the plaintiff by taking reasonable steps to ascertain the nature and extent of the plaintiff's injuries. In the context of one adversarial system which seeks the truth in a contest before a trier, such reasonable means allows the defendant to use [its] own experts to ascertain the nature and extent of the plaintiff's injuries which arise because of the plaintiff's injuries which arise because of an accident for which the defendant maybe responsible." Pinto v. Walter,
Here, plaintiff's counsel objects to an examination by Dr. Hendrickson because in counsel's opinion, the doctor often does examinations for the defendant. Given the purpose of the examination and the adversarial role of counsel, fairness and reason require the court to overrule the plaintiff's objection.
/s/ McDonald, J. McDONALD CT Page 4067