Starr v. Allegheny General Hospital

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying appellant’s motion for a new trial. The facts in the instant case can be summarized as follows:

On July 19, 1973, appellant, Barbara Starr, was struck in the head with a glass bowl thrown by her husband. She was rushed to Sewickley Valley Hospital where she received emergency treatment. While in the emergency room, appellant suffered a grand mal seizure, losing consciousness. Following her recovery from the seizure, appellant was transferred to Allegheny General Hospital where she was…