ACKER v. PALENA


260 Pa.Super. 214 (1978)

393 A.2d 1230

Julia M. ACKER, Appellant, v. Dr. Peter V. PALENA and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Jaffe, Philadelphia, for appellant.

No appearance entered nor brief submitted for appellee, Palena.

Joseph R. Davison, with him Robert F. Rossiter, Philadelphia, for appellee, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Before JACOBS, President Judge, and HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT, SPAETH and HESTER, JJ.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in granting summary judgment on the grounds that the statute of limitations barred her complaint in trespass. We agree and, therefore, reverse the order of the lower court.

On July 30, 1975, appellant instituted a medical malpractice action against appellees by filing a complaint in trespass in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant alleged that on November 14, 1972, as she was working...

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