Costa v. Roxborough Memorial Hospital

MONTEMURO, Judge:

Appellant, Lisa Costa, appeals from the April 23, 1997 Order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, for claims of vicarious and direct liability arising from injuries Appellant sustained during an altercation with a hospital employee. Because we find that Appellant has failed to present evidence of facts essential to her causes of action, we affirm.

The underlying negligence claim stems from an incident which took place at Roxbor-ough Memorial Hospital between Appellant and hospital employee,…