Court Opinion

ID: 9582668
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:30:05.862988+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:38:10.037057
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Felton, Chief Judge,
dissenting. Code Ann. § 38-2110 authorizes a court to order a physical examination in any case in which the mental or physical condition of a party is in controversy. It is inconceivable to me that the blood type of a person could *385be said to involve his mental or physical condition. If it could be constitutionally so provided by rule or statute, it would require a clearer and more certain indication of intention than can be obtained from a dictionary definition of “condition.” Since the said Code section does not include authority to order a blood test for the purpose for which the test was ordered in this case, the application of penalties provided in Code Ann. § 38-2111 was unauthorized in this case.