STENGER v. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSP. CENTER


530 Pa. 426 (1992)

609 A.2d 796

William R. STENGER, Donna A. Stenger, Craig Stenger and Barry Stenger, Appellees, v. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER, Samuel Huston, Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D., Barry H. Slaven, M.D., Hospital Central Services, Inc., H.C.S.C. — Blood Center trading as Samuel W. Miller Memorial Blood Center, Lyndal Molthan, M.D., and Joseph Yelo. Appeal of H.C.S.C. — BLOOD CENTER t/a Samuel W. Miller Memorial Blood Center, Lyndal Molthan, M.D., Joseph Yelo and Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. McCardle, Georgine Olexa, Allentown, for Lehigh Valley Hosp. Center.

Arthur J. Murphy, Jr., David L. Haber, Pittsburgh, Robertson B. Taylor, Bethlehem, for H.C.S.C., t/a Samuel M. Miller Memorial Blood Center, Joseph Yelo, Hosp. Central Services Inc., and Lyndal Molthan, M.D.

Pamela Higgins, Philadelphia, for William, Donna, Craig and Barry Stenger.

George J. Murphy, Philadelphia, for Hospital Central Services, Inc.

Richard F. Stevens, Allentown, for Lehigh Valley Hospital Center and Samuel Huston and Theodore J. Matulewicz.

Neil L. Conway, Allentown, for Barry H. Slaven, M.D.

William J. O'Brien, Howard M. Klein, for amicus curiae American Nat. Red Cross, American Ass'n of Blood Banks and Council of Community Blood Centers.

John W. Wiggins, Chief Asst. City Sol., Sp. Counsel to the Health Dept., for amicus curiae City of Phila. Health Dept.

Peter J. Hoffman, Marybeth S. Christiansen, for amicus curiae Pennsylvania Medical Soc.

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


OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

Instantly before the Court are companion appeals from an order of the Superior Court which had reversed in part and affirmed in part the order of the Court of Common Pleas. 386 Pa.Super. 574, 563 A.2d 531. The appeal filed at No. 84 E.D. Appeal Docket 1990 was instituted by the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center (herein referred to as "Hospital"). The companion...

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