Legal Opinion
Davis v. Lower Bucks Hospital
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 14, 1972No. Civ. A. Nos. 70-2631, 71-507PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DITTER, District Judge.
These two actions are companion malpractice cases. Plaintiff has filed a motion to compel certain defendants to answer questions posed during discovery depositions.
James Davis alleges that he was infected with hepatitis and became a patient at Lower Bucks Hospital. He was discharged without having been cured, and thereafter, infected his wife who subsequently died. It is plaintiff’s theory that the defendants were negligent for failing to diagnose and treat him and for failing to immunize Mrs. Davis. The present suits were brought to recover damages…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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