Eagle v. Snyder
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
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…
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- Smith v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- McKeehan EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
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- Husik v. LeverSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928