Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Misericordia Hospital
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 2, 1970No. Appeal, No. 151PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Eagen,
This action in assumpsit instituted against the Misericordia Hospital of Philadelphia [Hospital], the American Red Cross and the National Blood Service of Philadelphia seeks damages for death allegedly caused by a transfusion of impure blood.
The Hospital filed preliminary objections to the complaint in the nature of a demurrer, contending that the complaint did not state a valid cause of action. These preliminary objections were sustained in the court below, and the action was “dismissed” as to the Hospital. From this order the plaintiff appealed.1
The complaint…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Perlmutter v. Beth David HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Cintrone v. Hertz Truck Leasing & Rental ServiceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Flagiello v. Pennsylvania HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Greenberg v. Aetna InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by199 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- County of Allegheny v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Buchanan v. Brentwood Federal Savings & Loan Assoc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Bash v. Bell Telephone Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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