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Prevish v. Northwest Medical Center

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 8, 1998
553 Pa. 73 (Pa. 1998)

Opinion

Argued September 15, 1998.

Decided October 8, 1998.

Appeal, No. 10 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1998, from the Order of Superior Court entered April 4, 1997, at No. 622 Pittsburgh 1995, 692 A.2d 192 (Pa.Super. 1997), Affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Venango County, Civil Division, entered March 20, 1995, at No. 1430-1994.

David J. Watson, Pittsburgh and Alan D. Levy, for Prevish.

Lynn Bell, Pittsburgh, for Robert W. Pitewski, M.D.

T. Warren Jones and Matthew W. McCullough, Erie, for Northwest Medical Center.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.


ORDER


Order affirmed.

SAYLOR, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.

ZAPPALA, J., dissents.


Summaries of

Prevish v. Northwest Medical Center

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 8, 1998
553 Pa. 73 (Pa. 1998)
Case details for

Prevish v. Northwest Medical Center

Case Details

Full title:Thomas D. PREVISH, Executor of the Estate of Judith A. Bills, Deceased…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 8, 1998

Citations

553 Pa. 73 (Pa. 1998)
717 A.2d 1023

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