APPEAL COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 14634, 2 August 1911, Page 8

APPEAL COURT.

Tiro caw Lneena v. iiro National I Mutual Lifo Assodation of Australia | was heard yesterday. The case raises 1 some interesting questions as t.o what ! extent communications made by a j doctor to a patient nr a patient to a I doctor in.the course of consultation ato {privileged from disclosure in courts of ■ law. The question turn.s on the crm- ; struetion of section * (31 of the Kvi- • dericc Act, 1908. Tin; defendant conu ; pany tendered evidence, which v/as ob- | jpetfvi to by plaintiff, of information | gained by observation during examina- | tkm, and later during an operation on the plaintiff. Mr Troadweil appoar> for the defendant company _in support of the application to admit the evidence., and Mr H. P. Bel!. K.C., for the plaintiff to object. Judgment was reserved. The C'ourt are at present occupied with the hearing of an appeal by Olive Mewhinney against a decree. giving custody of Jus children to Mrs Mewhinne,y, the case arising out of divorce proceedings. Mr Mewhuroe.y is conducting the appeal personally, and Mr Gray is appearing for ihc wife. Mr Mewhinmy some time ago was imprisoned for a fortnight for contempt of court in refusing to up the children.