Legal Opinion

Brannan v. Lankenau Hospital

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 3, 1980No. 345PublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In this malpractice action, appellant Stephan Brannan seeks to recover from appellees, Lankenau Hospital and Drs. Eugene Rex and Clifton West, Jr. We are asked to review the trial court’s removal from the jury’s consideration questions of whether appellees Drs. Rex and West negligently treated appellant’s infection and also whether appellee Lankenau Hospital is liable for its intensive care unit staff’s failure properly to monitor appellant’s condition. Review of this record discloses that appellant presented sufficient evidence to warrant submission of…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Collins v. HandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. Menarde v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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3Cited by106 opinions

  1. Toogood v. RogalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  2. Thompson v. Nason HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Miller v. Sacred Heart HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Mitzelfelt v. KamrinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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