JONES v. HARRISBURG POLYCLINIC HOSP.


269 Pa.Super. 373 (1979)

410 A.2d 303

Barry L. JONES and Mary Belle Jones v. HARRISBURG POLYCLINIC HOSPITAL, Charles R. Beittel, Jr., M.D. and P. McAloose. Appeal of Charles R. BEITTEL, Jr., M.D.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 23, 1979.

Petitions for Allowance of Appeal Granted February 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Evans, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Edward B. McDaid, Philadelphia, for appellees Jones.

Edward E. Knauss, III, and Lee C. Swartz, Harrisburg, did not submit briefs on behalf of appellees Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital and P. McAloose, respectively.

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


PRICE, Judge:

This case involves a cause of action in trespass for medical malpractice. Appellant Dr. Charles R. Beittel, Jr. appeals from the July 25, 1977 order of the en banc lower court which denied his motions for judgment non obstante veredicto, new trial, and for shaping of the verdict.

The following facts were adduced at trial. On May 14, 1972, appellee Mary Belle Jones1 underwent surgery at the Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital...

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