Legal Opinion

Buttermore v. Aliquippa Hospital

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 10, 1987No. 00505PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

The Plaintiff-Appellants, James J. Buttermore and his wife, Ann, filed the instant appeal from an order of the lower court which granted a motion for summary judgment which had been filed by the Defendant-Appellees. The primary issue presented for review is whether the lower court was correct in finding that a release signed by the Appellant husband precluded him from asserting the claims he raised against the medical service provider Appellees in this suit. We are constrained to find that the lower court erred in its grant of summary judgment in the circumstances of this…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Lasprogata v. QuallsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Thompson v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  3. Unit Vending Corp. v. LacasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Sparler v. Fireman's Insurance Co. of NewarkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Mattia v. Employers Mutual CompaniesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Erie, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
  2. Buttermore v. Aliquippa HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Hower v. Whitmak AssociatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Wilson v. KrasnoffSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1989
  5. Manzitti v. AmslerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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