Legal Opinion
Purcell v. Bryn Mawr Hospital
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 23, 1988No. 2821PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROWLEY, Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal by permission from an order overruling the preliminary objections of appellant, Bryn Mawr Hospital, as to venue in a medical malpractice action. We affirm.
On September 20, 1985, plaintiffs Joan and James Purcell, residents of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and administrators of the estate of their daughter, Lindsay Hunter Purcell, commenced the instant medical malpractice action in Philadelphia County against Bryn Mawr Hospital (Bryn Mawr), which is located in Montgomery County. 1 Bryn Mawr filed preliminary objections as to venue asserting that…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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