In personal injury negligence actions where the plaintiff's injuries have not settled, a defendant cannot obtain an order for particulars of the plaintiff's current condition, treatment, and prognosis; such information is properly the province of discovery and medical examination. Particulars provided form part of the pleadings and govern the range of evidence and discovery, so their formulation requires care and cannot be ordered where the effect would be to use particulars as a vehicle for discovery.
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