Legal Opinion

Moorhead v. Crozer Chester Medical Center

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 31, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAYLOR, Judge:

Appellant, Jaynet A. Moorhead, adminis-tratrix of the estate of Catherine B. Baxter, deceased, appeals from the judgment entered against Appellee, Crozer Chester Medical Center, in this medical malpractice action. We affirm the judgment, although we do so for reasons which differ from those relied upon by the trial court.

AppeEant’s decedent, Catherine Baxter, was injured when she feU while a patient at AppeEee’s facility. Mrs. Baxter filed an action against AppeEee, contending that her fall resulted from AppeEee’s negEgenee. Appellant was substituted as the plaintiff after Mrs.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Johnson v. BeaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Lonnie F. Titchnell and Ella Titchnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  3. Kashner v. Geisinger ClinicSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hahn v. St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lehigh County2002
  2. Ritz v. Crozer Chester Medical Center, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County1999
  3. Szczypta v. Herco Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1999
  4. Vosburg v. Keysaw, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bradford County1999

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