Background
A railroad passenger, Clara L. Botsford, sustained permanent injuries to her brain and spinal cord when a berth from aDecision
The court disagreed, holding that there was no authority under the common law or statutory law for the trial court to order such an examination: "No right is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded by the common law, than the right of every individual to the possession and control of his own person, free from all restraint or interference of others, unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law.".See also
* ''Union Pacific R. Co. v. Cheyenne'' (1885) * ''Kansas Pacific R. Co. v. Dunmeyer'' (1885) * ''Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad'' (1916) * ''Union Pacific Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers'' (2009)References
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* {{United States tort case law United States Supreme Court cases 1891 in United States case law 1891 in case law 1891 in rail transport Railway case law Union Pacific Railroad United States Supreme Court cases of the Fuller Court United States tort case law Medical privacy Medical case law United States health case law