MARKMANN v. DESTEFANO


185 N.J. Super. 411 (1982)

449 A.2d 528

REGINA A. MARKMANN AND CATHERINE MARKMANN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND CATHERINE R. MARKMANN, AS NATURAL PARENT AND GUARDIAN OF REGINA A. MARKMANN, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. JOSEPH L. DESTEFANO, M.D., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Hendren argued the cause for appellants (Avena, Hendren & Friedman, attorneys).

Arthur Montano argued the cause for respondent Dr. Maurice Elovitz (Montano, Summers, Mullen & Manual, attorneys; Glenn P. Callahan on the brief).

Burchard V. Martin argued the cause for respondents Rosenblatts, Stetzer, Aarons and Atlantic City Surgical Group (Martin, Crawshaw & Mayfield, attorneys).

Martin J. McGreevy argued the cause for respondent Dr. A.E. Fontanilla (Carton, Nary, Witt & Arvanitis, attorneys).

No appearance by respondent Atlantic City Medical Center.

Before Judges MICHELS, McELROY and J.H. COLEMAN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by McELROY, J.A.D.

This is a medical malpractice matter. We granted plaintiffs leave to appeal from an order, dated June 25, 1981, denying them the right to amend answers to interrogatories to add the name and the report of an additional medical expert, well in advance of the date of trial but after plaintiff's case had been presented to a R. 4:21 medical malpractice panel...

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