Legal Opinion
Jones v. Chidester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 17, 1992No. 209 Eastern District Appeal Docket 1990PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
We granted review in this case in order to re-examine our test for the defense of the so-called “two schools” doctrine in a medical malpractice case arising in the context of a jury instruction. The necessity of our re-examination arises from *33the vacillation of the Superior Court and our Court in applying the appropriate standard.
A medical practitioner has an absolute defense to a claim of negligence when it is determined that the prescribed treatment or procedure has been approved by one group of medical experts even though an alternate school of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Brannan v. Lankenau HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Meier v. Ross General HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Peggy Sue O'Neill and David O'neill, Individually and as Husband and Wife v. Vartkes KiledjianCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Duckworth v. BennettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Remley v. PlummerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
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3Cited by38 opinions
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