Willinger v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center

HOFFMAN, Judge:

On June 26, 1974, a Delaware County jury awarded appellee-Lawrence J. Willinger, Jr., (“plaintiff”, herein), a verdict of $455,199.75, in a wrongful death and survival action for the death of Leonard Willinger, against appellant, Mercy Catholic Medical Center (“defendant”, herein.) Appellant contends that the court erred in refusing to allow an amendment to its third party com plaint against appellees Dr. Brennan and Dr. Go (“additional defendants”, herein) during trial and that the court erred in its jury charge.

There is no dispute about the tragic facts which led to this…