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AMADIO v. LEVIN

509 Pa. 199 (1985)

501 A.2d 1085

Joseph AMADIO and Regina Amadio, Administrators Ad Prosequendum of the Estate of Jennifer Amadio, Deceased, And In Their Own Right, as Husband and Wife, and Parents and Natural Guardians of Jennifer Amadio, Deceased, Appellants, v. Harvey M. LEVIN, M.D., Daniel J. Columbi, M.D., Martin Zeluck, M.D. and Wesley W. Bare, M.D., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 4, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill M. Follows, Alan Schwartz, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Stanley P. Stahl, Gregory B. Hook, Susan M. Cohen, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

Once again this Court is called upon to decide whether a right of recovery exists under our Wrongful Death Act1 and Survival Statute2 on behalf of a stillborn child who died as a result of injuries received en ventre sa mere.

The facts are not complicated and can be quickly summarized. Jennifer Amadio...

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