CROSBY BY CROSBY v. SULTZ


405 Pa.Super. 527 (1991)

592 A.2d 1337

Ryan CROSBY, Shane Crosby, and Celina Crosby, Minors by Their Parents and Natural Guardians Barbara and Ronald CROSBY, Jr., H/W and Barbara and Ronald Crosby, Jr., H/W in Their Own Right, Appellants, v. Marvin SULTZ, D.O., Appellee.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray L. Greenfield, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Thomas W. Smith, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before DEL SOLE, POPOVICH and BROSKY, JJ.


POPOVICH, Judge:

Once again, this Court is confronted with a recurring issue of far-reaching importance, to wit, whether a physician may be held liable for the actions of his patient, which resulted in injury to third party victims. Here, we are not presented squarely with a "duty to warn" situation. Rather, we must decide if a cause of action may be sustained against a doctor where the doctor failed to monitor his patient's conduct. After a comprehensive review of...

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