Gilfor v. Altman

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County sustaining Appellees’ preliminary objection and transferring venue of the underlying medical malpractice claim from Philadelphia County to Montgomery County. On appeal, Appellant Sherrie E. Gilfor contends that the trial court erred in transferring venue pursuant to Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1006 and 2179. We affirm.

¶ 2 In July of 1997, Sherrie E. Gilfor, a resident of Philadelphia County, noticed that her one-year-old son’s, Nicholas’, left eye was “turning in.” Nicholas’…