HARRIS v. HOSPITAL OF UNIVERSITY OF PA


744 A.2d 769 (1999)

Marvin HARRIS, Administrator of the Estate of Rose Levette Harris, Appellee, v. HOSPITAL OF The UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Kurt Barnhart, David Hanes, Anderson-Lewis, Maureen Malee, Lee Goldberg. Appeal of Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, David Hanes, M.D., and Todra Anderson, M.D., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Lynch, Cherry Hill, NJ, for appellants.

Brian Hall, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, DEL SOLE, POPOVICH, JOHNSON, HUDOCK, FORD ELLIOTT, MUSMANNO, ORIE MELVIN, and LALLY-GREEN, JJ.


OPINION PER CURIAM:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order granting sanctions pursuant to Philadelphia Civil Rule (Phila.Civ. R.) 229.1. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

¶ 2 On November 9, 1995, Appellee Marvin Harris filed a wrongful death and survival action alleging that the negligence of Appellants, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and various doctors, resulted in the death of his wife and their child.

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