# Canfield v. Sandock

> Indiana Supreme Court · November 27, 1990 · 563 N.E.2d 526

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9861581

## Case

- **Full name:** David J. CANFIELD, Jr., Appellant, v. Melvin H. SANDOCK and Betty J. Sandock, Appellee
- **Court:** Indiana Supreme Court
- **Decided:** November 27, 1990
- **Citations:** 563 N.E.2d 526; 1990 Ind. LEXIS 243; 1990 WL 192071
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Pivarnik
- **Judges:** Debruler, Pivarnik, Shepard, Givan, Dickson
- **Cited by:** 54 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9861581

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- observing that “the ethical rules of the medical profession . . . prohibit disclosure of confidential information in non-judicial settings” and that the “Hippocratic Oath imposes on physicians a duty to maintain confidences acquired in their professional capacity”
- recognizing "that most cases will not lend themselves to such simple resolution” as to the extent of the waiver of the privilege

## Opinion text

PIVARNIK, J.,
dissents.
I dissent. I would deny transfer or grant transfer and affirm the Court of Appeals.

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