Legal Opinion
Chase v. Groff
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 8, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-2205PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BRODERICK, District Judge.
In this medical malpractice action which consumed 52 trial days, the jury, in answer to eight pages of special interrogatories, found that the plaintiff had failed to prove that the defendant’s decedent, Dr. Robert A. Groff, was negligent in the preparation for surgery, in the performance of the surgery, and the aftercare of the plaintiff in connection with two prefrontal lobotomies performed on the plaintiff by Dr. Groff in 1967 and 1969. The jury also found that the plaintiff had not sustained his burden of proof in connection with his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kuhns v. BruggerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Rosche v. McCoySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Anderson v. HughesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Weaver v. WelshSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Hubert Daye v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Mindy Meyers, an Infant, by Her Parent and Natural Guardian, Marvin Meyers v. The Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hanes v. Mid-America Petroleum, Inc.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1983
- Chase v. GroffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Schroeder v. Jaquiss, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County2001