McDonald v. Aliquippa Hospital

*319WIEAND, Judge:

In this action to recover damages for injuries caused to the husband-plaintiff’s right foot by the closing of automatic hospital doors while he was seated in a wheelchair being pushed by a nurse, the trial court entered a compulsory non-suit in favor of the hospital. When the court subsequently denied a motion to remove the non-suit, husband and wife plaintiffs appealed. After careful review, we find it necessary to reverse.

In April, 1983, Vincent McDonald, while a patient at Aliquippa Hospital, was being transported by wheelchair from the x-ray department to his room. Because…