In West Virginia Department of Highways v. Fisher, 170 W.Va. 7, 289 S.E.2d 213 (1982), the Court awarded the West Virginia Department of Highways a new trial in an eminent domain action because several prospective jurors had been, or were at the time of trial, patients of the landowner physician. Reasoning that the physician-patient relationship is a special relationship in which there is a respect for the reliability of statements communicated by the physician to the patient, the Court said: "Special care should be taken by the trial judge to ascertain, pursuant to W.Va. Code, 56-6-12 1931, that such a prospective juror is free from bias or prejudice."