Legal Opinion · Dissent

Eagle v. Snyder

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 21, 1992No. 379 and 380Published

1DissentBeck, Judge

In this consolidated appeal, we must decide whether amounts charged by two doctors for a surgical procedure are reasonable and may, therefore, be recovered in an action for those amounts. In so deciding, we must apply and clarify the standards of Pennsylvania law for determining what is a reasonable fee for a specific medical procedure. I dissent because the majority does not apply the law of Pennsylvania, by which we are bound, but rather remakes the law based on the majority's generalized perceptions concerning the practice of medicine in this country, for which there is no evidentiary…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re Glosser Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Smith v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. McKeehan EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  4. Pfeiffer v. DyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  5. Husik v. LeverSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928

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