Legal Opinion

Keating v. Zemel

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 5, 1980No. 747PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This appeal is from the grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of appellee, Robert Emmett Walley, III, M.D., and against appellant, John J. Keating. Walley is one of three defendants in a medical malpractice action brought by Keating.

Summary judgment may only be granted “if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law.” Pa.R.C.P. 1035(b). On appeal the record must be…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Ayers v. MorganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Schaffer v. LarzelereSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Walters v. DitzlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Grubb v. Albert Einstein Medical CenterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. DeMartino v. Albert Einstein Medical CenterSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Petri v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Stein v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Ackler v. Raymark Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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