Chandler v. Cook

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

The Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County entered a compulsory nonsuit against the plaintiff, appellant here, Raymond Chandler. Following the refusal of the court en banc to remove the nonsuit, plaintiff appealed.

Chandler sued both Thomas W. Cook, Sr., M.D., and Doctors’ Hospital, a nonprofit corporation, for injuries arising out of an operation performed upon Chandler by Dr. Cook at the hospital. The suit against Dr. Cook was originally based on both a negligence (malpractice) theory and an assault and battery theory, while that against the hospital was…