Legal Opinion

Trent v. Trotman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 2, 1986No. 1318PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

The Plaintiff-Appellee, Earl Trent, instituted the instant medical malpractice action against Defendant-Appellant Bruce Trotman, M.D., seeking damages for various problems experienced by the Appellee subsequent to surgical care by the Appellant. The case was tried before a jury, which rendered a verdict for Mr. Trent in the amount of $230,053.30. Timely motions for a judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial were filed by the Appellant, and were thereafter denied by order of the lower court, and judgment was entered for the Appellee on the verdict. The instant appeal followed.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jones v. Montefiore HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. DeJesus v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Lokay v. Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. McDevitt v. Terminal Warehouse Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Lewis v. PruittSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Poleri v. SalkindSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Glomb v. GlombSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Allison v. Sverdrup & Parcel & Associates, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Jones v. ChidesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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