STARR v. SEWICKLEY VALLEY HOSPITAL


253 Pa.Super. 554 (1978)

385 A.2d 478

Barbara STARR, Plaintiff, v. SEWICKLEY VALLEY HOSPITAL, a corporation, Allegheny General Hospital, a corporation, Columbia Hospital, Division of Forbes Hospital System, a corporation, J.W. Maratta, James L. Baker, Laibe A. Kessler, John Doe — a more complete identification being presently unknown to Plaintiff (physician employed by Sewickley Valley Hospital and who treated Plaintiff in the hospital facility of Sewickley Valley Hospital on 7/19/73), Defendants. Appeal of ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome W. Kiger, Pittsburgh, with him Vincent J. Grogan, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Bruce R. Martin and David H. Trushel, Pittsburgh, submitted a brief for appellee.

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


SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal by a defendant from an order discontinuing the plaintiff's medical malpractice action as to a co-defendant.

The procedural history of the case, which involves a number of defendants, is complex, but as to the parties before us the significant part of the history is as follows. In the caption of her complaint the plaintiff named Allegheny General Hospital and Dr. James L. Baker among the defendants. In the body of the complaint...

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