Legal Opinion
Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 24, 1981No. Appeal, 42 T.D. 1979PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
Charles and Doris Vattimo (appellants) appeal from an order of the Administrator for Arbitration Panels for Health Care (Administrator) which sustained Lower Bucks Hospital’s (hospital) demurrer to the appellants’ complaint filed pursuant to the Health Care Services Malpractice Act.
• The factual allegations of the complaint are as follows :
During the night of August 14,1976, the appellants summoned the Bristol Township police for assistance with their son James who was behaving in a bizarre manner, including the exhibition of an abnormal fascination with fire.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Niederman v. BrodskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Birl v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- First Trust Co. of North Dakota v. Scheels Hardware & Sports Shop, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Commonwealth v. BalisteriSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Clomon v. Monroe City School Bd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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