Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Blanco
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 22, 1974No. Appeal, No. 7PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Eagen,
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a wife may recover damages in Pennsylvania for the loss of her husband’s consortium. The background of the case is this.
John B. Hopkins was a patient in the Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia1 under the care of Dr. Gumersindo Blanco and Dr. Alberto Adam. Subsequently, Hopkins instituted an action against these physicians and the hospital for damages, alleging that due to the negligence of the physicians and the hospital he suffered bladder and bowel incontinence, paraplegia, and malfunction of his sexual organs.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Conway v. DanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Neuberg v. BobowiczSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Hopkins v. BlancoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Link v. Highway Express Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Brown v. Glenside Lumber & Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by97 opinions
- American Export Lines, Inc. v. AlvezSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rizzo v. HainesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Hopson v. St. Mary's HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Tiernan v. DevoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Buttermore v. Aliquippa HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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