SHAFER v. SPENCER HOSPITAL

No. 1988-372.

10 Pa. D. & C. 4th 276 (1991)

Shafer v. Spencer Hospital

Common Pleas Court of Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

May 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Markham, for plaintiff.

Sean J. McLaughlin, for defendant Spencer Hospital.

Patricia J. Kennedy, for defendant Robert Bazylak M.D.


THOMAS, S.J., May 22, 1991.

This matter comes before the court on the preliminary objections of plaintiff to the new matter asserted by defendants Spencer Hospital and Dr. Robert Bazylak in which they assert the mother of the minor plaintiff was negligent because she continued to smoke during her pregnancy which caused plaintiff to have a low birth weight, which in turn may have contributed to the development of cerebral palsy to the minor plaintiff. Defendants...

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