JEFFERIES v. HOFFMAN


417 Pa. 1 (1965)

Jefferies, Appellant, v. Hoffman.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 16, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Lurie, with him Levitan and Lurie, for appellants.

Francis E. Shields, with him Gerald W. Spivack, and Pepper, Hamilton and Scheetz, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, March 16, 1965:

This is an appeal from a judgment on the pleadings for defendant in a trespass action. Plaintiffs, husband and wife, alleged injuries as a result of the negligence of defendant doctor in connection with an operation to terminate wife-plaintiff's pregnancy. In his responsive pleading, defendant, under new matter, averred that plaintiffs had told him and two psychiatrists deliberate...

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