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McMahon v. Hayes-73rd Corp.

197 Misc. 318, 98 N.Y.S.2d 84, 1950 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1740
CourtNew York Supreme Court
DecidedJanuary 16, 1950
StatusPublished
Cited by14 cases

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McMahon v. Hayes-73rd Corp., 197 Misc. 318, 98 N.Y.S.2d 84, 1950 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1740 (N.Y. Super. Ct. 1950).

Opinion

Cuff, J.

Motion by plaintiff to examine defendants before trial.

Plaintiff’s intestate was injured by a falling ceiling while a patient in a hospital where he was being treated and from which injuries he died. At the time he shared the room with another patient, whose identity plaintiff does not have, and swears she cannot obtain, except by questioning defendants. She needs that other patient as a witness to prove her case, she contends, and her examination is confined to one question: What is the name and address of that patient?

No case in point is cited by either side. While section 288 of the Civil Practice Act may not be used to gather names of witnesses as a general rule, I think the language of the section is sufficiently broad to require a party to divulge such information. The supporting affidavit indicates that this particular person is the only person who can testify th,at the ceiling fell on the deceased. Proof of that fact is “ material and nec[319]*319essary in the [plaintiff’s] prosecution * * * of the action (Civ. Prac. Act, § 288.) Without such proof this suit will fail. I think the facts support the application.

Motion granted. Order on notice.

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