Jones v. Montefiore Hospital

OPINION

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

This is an appeal by Naomi Jones and her husband, Ray Jones, (“appellants”) from an Order of the Superior Court affirming judgments in favor of appellees 1 entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in a medical malpractice action. 2 Because the trial court’s jury charge on the issue of causation was clearly erroneous, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

In November 1973, Mrs. Jones was referred by her physician, Dr. Marvin Silverblatt, to Surgical Associates, a professional association that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer,…