Show WHAT physicians MAY DISCLOSE A by the lie court of appeals of aitla litla arl an important i hinline inline made by a court was waa that when a person mho ho la Is suing for damages te testifies stifles ti a court that a doctor examined him and found him ham injured the doctor la is a competent witness in the case and must tell about his treatment of the case and what ho he found this ruling was made in the case of IV R highfall against the missouri pacific railway hallway company highfill was a passenger gei on a train and claimed to hae babe had his hip dislocated by a blow of 0 a swinging car door 1113 caso was tried in the circuit court of the courty and a jury gave him dmares this verdict the cobit of appeals levers ie versed td and remanded tho the ase for a new trial because when dr wood was put on the stand in the therlie ther lil of the case and was asked what lie he found to be the matter with mr highfall tile the lawyers for the latter objected to the question and tile the ault sustained bained the objection holding that a acl an cannot be forced to reveal the cecieta eta of the sick sickroom room dut but the court of appeals holds that when a 1 witness seeks to fortify ills case by testifying that a doctor found him in juiced ho he waives the secrecy by the statute and the doctor may be put upon the stand to testify kansas city star flar |