Joyce v. Boulevard Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center, P.C.

CIRILLO, President Judge Emeritus.

Frank Joyce and Kelly Anne Joyce appeal from an order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting appellees’ motion for nonsuit. We reverse.

While working on the roof of the Franklin Mills Mall in Philadelphia, Frank Joyce slipped and injured his right knee. After experiencing frequent buckling of the knee, Joyce sought care at Franklin Hospital. At the hospital his knee was placed in an immobilizer and he was instructed to see Dr. Randall Smith, an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Smith provided care to Joyce, but was unable to make a…