The defendant brought a motion to compel the plaintiff husband to answer questions on discovery regarding the injuries sustained by his co-plaintiff wife in a motor vehicle accident.
The plaintiff had refused to answer, arguing they were 'witness questions' outside the scope of issues between him and the defendant.
The court allowed the motion, adopting the expansive approach to discovery that requires a party to answer any proper question relevant to any matter in issue in the action, not just issues between the examining party and the party being examined.
