REUTZEL v. DOUGLAS

No. 24 WAP 2004.

870 A.2d 787 (2005)

Rozanna Q. REUTZEL and Mark Reutzel, v. Richard DOUGLAS, M.D. and Allegheny General Hospital, Appeal of Rozanna Q. Reutzel.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 29, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Quinn, Esq., Raymond Paul Johnson, Paul W. Danielsen, Philadelphia, for Rozanna Q. Reutzel.

Terry C. Cavanaugh, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Allegheny General Hospital.

Diane Barr Quinlin, Esq., Pittsburgh, for Richard A. Douglas, M.D.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

The issue in this case is whether the Superior Court erred in enforcing a settlement agreement between Appellants Rozanna and Mark Reutzel and Appellees Dr. Richard Douglas, M.D., and Allegheny General Hospital ("AGH") based on its conclusion that the Reutzels' attorney had apparent authority to settle the case on the Reutzels' behalf. For the following reasons, we conclude that it...

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