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COLLINS v. HAND

431 Pa. 378 (1968)

Collins v. Hand, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 3, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Bielitsky, for appellant.

Benedict A. Casey, with him James E. Beasley, and Beasley, Albert, Hewson & Casey, for appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE JONES, October 3, 1968:

Julia Collins, suffering from an extreme nervous condition, entered Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, on October 27, 1959, on the service of Dr. J.B. Donaldson. Dr. Donaldson, deciding that her condition required psychiatric care, called in Dr. B. Marvin Hand, a Board certified psychiatrist and neurologist.

After an examination of Miss Collins, Dr. Hand concluded that she was suffering from agitated depression...

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