Legal Opinion

Moriens v. Albert Einstein Hospital

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 1987No. 2104PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

The instant appeal stems from a malpractice action in which Judgment was entered against Appellants. The facts of the case are as follows. Appellee-wife was under the care of Appellants-obstetricians for her pregnancy. During the last trimester of pregnancy, Appellee visited one of the obstetricians with obvious symptoms of pre-eclampsia. Instead of being hospitalized, Appellee was sent home for bed rest and tranquilizers. While at home, her condition worsened into eclampsia causing violent convulsions, during which, she dislocated her jaw. As a further result of eclampsia,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nanty-Glo Boro. v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  2. Martin v. SoblotneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. McDevitt v. Terminal Warehouse Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Martin v. SoblotneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Bucchianeri v. Equitable Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Coley, J. v. Keystone Turf Club, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  2. In re Dyarman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cumberland County2001

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