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McFARLAND v. WHITHAM

518 Pa. 496 (1988)

544 A.2d 929

Jeanne McFARLAND, Individually and Jeanne McFarland, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert C. McFarland, Deceased, Appellant, v. H. Christopher WHITHAM, D.D.S., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 27, 1988.

Reargument Denied September 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., William P. Leeson, Bethlehem, for appellant.

David E. Faust, Barbara S. Magen, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a memorandum opinion and per curiam order of the Superior Court, 363 Pa.Super. 648, 522 A.2d 666 (1987), which affirmed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County granting a petition to open a default judgment. The default judgment had been entered in favor of the plaintiff, appellant Jeanne McFarland, in a wrongful death and survival action alleging malpractice of the defendant dentist...

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