JACOBS v. MERRYMEAD FARM, INC.


799 A.2d 980 (2002)

Richard JACOBS and Patricia Jacobs Individually and as natural parents of Erin Jacobs and Erin Jacobs, by and through her natural parents Richard Jacobs and Patricia Jacobs v. MERRYMEAD FARM, INC., Montgomery County Health Department, Robert Gage and Kelley Laverdure. Appeal of Merrymead Farm, Inc. Alexis McGoldrick, a minor, by her parents and natural guardians, Mark and Theresa McGoldrick, and Mark McGoldrick and Theresa McGoldrick, in their own right, v. Merrymead Farm, Inc. and Montgomery County Health Department. Appeal of Merrymead Farm, Inc. Richard Jacobs and Patricia Jacobs Individually and as natural parents of Erin Jacobs and Erin Jacobs, by and through her natural parents Richard Jacobs and Patricia Jacobs, Appellants, v. Merrymead Farm, Inc., Montgomery County Health Department, Robert Gage and Kelly Laverdure Alexis McGoldrick, a minor, by her parents and natural guardians, Mark McGoldrick and Theresa McGoldrick, and Mark McGoldrick and Theresa McGoldrick, in their own right, Appellants, v. Merrymead Farm, Inc. and Montgomery County Health Department. Alexis McGoldrick, a minor, by her parents and natural guardians, Mark McGoldrick and Theresa McGoldrick, and Mark McGoldrick and Theresa McGoldrick, in their own right, Appellants, v. Merrymead Farm, Inc. and Montgomery County Health Department. Richard Jacobs and Patricia Jacobs, Individually and as natural parents of Erin Jacobs and Erin Jacobs, by and through her natural parents Richard Jacobs and Patricia Jacobs, Appellants, Merrymead Farm, Inc., Montgomery County Health Department, Robert Gage and Kelly Laverdure.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Sternberg, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Stephen M. Gorney, Leawood, KS, for appellee.

Richard W. Yost, Philadelphia, for appellee, Montgomery Cnty. Health Dept.

Victor M. Verbeke, Norristown, for appellee, Merrymead Farm, Inc.

BEFORE: PELLEGRINI, J., SIMPSON, J., and JIULIANTE, Senior Judge.


OPINION BY Judge SIMPSON.

These civil actions were brought on behalf of Erin Jacobs, a minor, by her parents Richard and Patricia Jacobs (the Jacobs), and Alexis McGoldrick, a minor, by her parents Mark and Theresa McGoldrick (the McGoldricks) against Merrymead Farm and the Montgomery County Health Department (the Health Department) for injuries suffered due to alleged exposure to E-coli bacteria. The McGoldricks, the Jacobs and Merrymead Farm challenge the orders...

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