PRATT v. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOSP.


824 A.2d 299 (2003)

Sharon PRATT, Mother, Michael Nesmith, Sr., Father, Individually and in Their Own Right as Parents and Natural Guardians for Michael Nesmith, Jr., Appellants v. ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL, Ronald Souder, M.D., Margaret Fisher, M.D., Covenant House Health Services, Covenant House, Inc., Germantown Hospital Emergency Physician(s) Associates, Inc., Stephen Raphael, M.D. and Nellie Novak, M.D., Appellees. Appeal of Sharon Pratt and Michael Nesmith, Sr.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gayle Lewis, Philadelphia, for appellants.

William C. McGovern, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before: DEL SOLE, P.J., KLEIN and CAVANAUGH, JJ.


DEL SOLE, P.J.

¶ 1 Sharon Pratt and Michael Nesmith, Sr., appeal following the denial of their post-trial motions and the entry of a judgment in favor of Appellees/defendants. Upon review, we remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 The trial court aptly summarized the factual history of this case as follows:

The child, Michael Nesmith, Jr., ... then six months old, was hospitalized at [defendant] St. Christopher's Hospital on August 10, 1989...

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