LEWIS v. UNITED HOSPITALS, INC.


547 Pa. 626 (1997)

692 A.2d 1055

Peggy LEWIS and Wilson Lewis, Appellants, v. UNITED HOSPITALS, INC. d/b/a/ Lawndale Community Hospital and Steven Munzer, M.D., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Black, Philadelphia, for Peggy Lewis.

Mary Ellen Reilly, Philadelphia, for Steven Munzer, M.D.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CASTILLE, Justice.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the Superior Court erred in quashing appellants' appeal from the trial court's grant of appellee's motion for nonsuit prior to trial based on appellants' failure to file a post-verdict motion to remove the nonsuit. Because we find that the grant of nonsuit was improper, where, as here, no evidence was presented by appellants at trial as to liability, and because we find that...

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