Farago v. Sacred Heart General Hospital

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

Appellants, Jessie L. and Sandor L. Farago, her husband, appeal from the order of the Superior Court1 which affirmed the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. The latter court denied appellants’ post-verdict motions which were filed following an adverse jury verdict rendered in their lawsuit against appellee, Sacred Heart General Hospital.

The pertinent facts surrounding this appeal are as follows. In the early hours of October 14, 1982, Jessie Farago, at the time a thirty-two (32) year old mechanical engineer, was admitted voluntarily to the…