Hoffman v. Misericordia Hospital

Decided July 2, 1970. John C. Bell Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

439 Pa. 501 · Cited 199 times

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• Gottsdanker v. Cutter Laboratories · 182 Cal. App. 2d 602
• Sun Ray Drug Co. v. Lawler · 366 Pa. 571
• Russell v. Community Blood Bank, Inc. · 185 So. 2d 749
• Flagiello v. Pennsylvania Hospital · 417 Pa. 486
• Greenberg v. Aetna Insurance · 427 Pa. 511
• LERAMAN v. Rudolph · 413 Pa. 555
• Eden Roc Country Club v. Mullhauser · 416 Pa. 61
• Moffett v. Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. · 14 A.2d 111
• Lovett v. Emory University, Inc. · 156 S.E.2d 923
• Balkowitsch v. Minneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank, Inc. · 132 N.W.2d 805
• King v. United States Steel Corp. · 432 Pa. 140
• Dibblee v. Dr. W. H. Groves Latter-Day Saints Hospital · 364 P.2d 1085
• Mistick v. Cammack · 397 Pa. 296
• Moran v. Bair · 156 A. 81
• Whitehurst v. American National Red Cross · 402 P.2d 584
• Sloneker v. St. Joseph's Hospital · 233 F. Supp. 105
• Cintrone v. Hertz Truck Leasing & Rental Service · 212 A.2d 769
• White v. Sarasota County Public Hospital Board · 206 So. 2d 19

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