Hahnemann Hospital v. Golo Slipper Co.

Hoban, J.,

The action was commenced by foreign attachment, but by stipulation of counsel the claims of the Hahnemann Hospital as well as of several physicians are to be included in a single statement and the case proceeded with as if an ordinary action of assumpsit. Accordingly, plaintiff’s statement of claim was filed, setting forth in substance the following facts:

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