THOMPSON v. NASON HOSP.


370 Pa.Super. 115 (1988)

535 A.2d 1177

Linda A. THOMPSON, and Donald D. Thompson, her Husband, Appellants, v. The NASON HOSPITAL, and Edward D. Schultz, M.D., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 11, 1988.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted June 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Steele, Altoona, for appellants.

Karen E. Pfeffer, Holidaysburg, for Nason, appellee.

Before CIRILLO, President Judge and JOHNSON and MONTGOMERY, JJ.


MONTGOMERY, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order entered by the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendant-Appellee Nason Hospital (Nason). The Plaintiff-Appellants raise three issues for our consideration. For the reasons which follow, we are constrained to reverse the order of the lower court.

We begin our review of this case by recalling that summary judgment is controlled by Pa.R.C.P. 1035(b) which, in pertinent part, states:

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