· 5/21/1962
Hague v. Williams
Citations
- 181 A.2d 345
- 37 N.J. 328
- 1962 N.J. LEXIS 224
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that right of confidentiality is limited by “the supervening interest of society”
- where patient’s physical con dition made basis of a legal claim, physician’s extrajudicial disclosure warranted so as to ensure just result
- in absence of statutory authority, the New Jersey Supreme Court acknowledged a qualified physician-patient privilege
- acknowledging qualified non-statutory privilege of self-examination or self-critical analysis
- acknowledging qualified non-statutory physician-patient privilege
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Judges: Haneman
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