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DUTTRY v. PATTERSON

771 A.2d 1255 (2001)

Cloma E. DUTTRY and Alvin Duttry, Appellees, v. Lewis T. PATTERSON, M.D., Patterson Surgical Associates and Polyclinic Medical Center, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda S. Porr Sweeney, Lancaster, for Lewis T. Patterson and Patterson Surgical Associates.

Richard H. Wix, for Cloma Duttry.

Before Flaherty, C.J., Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

We granted allocatur in this matter to determine whether the Superior Court below impermissibly extended the scope of the doctrine of informed consent. We conclude that it did, and therefore reverse.

In February of 1989, Cloma Duttry ("Duttry") was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. She consulted with Lewis T. Patterson, M.D. ("Patterson") regarding whether she needed surgery to treat her cancer. During this consultation...

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