Legal Opinion
Mason v. Western Pennsylvania Hospital
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 1982No. 81-1-48, 81-1-49, 81-1-50PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTS, Justice.
This is an action in assumpsit and trespass to recover damages in connection with the allegedly improper performance of a sterilization operation. The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dismissed Mrs. Jacqueline Mason’s complaint and sustained preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer filed by defendants Dr. Robert Block-stein and Western Pennsylvania Hospital. On appeal, the *486Superior Court sitting en banc reinstated the complaint. 286 Pa.Super. 354, 428 A.2d 1366 (1981) (Price, J., dissenting). However, the members of the Superior Court were divided as…
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