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HOPKINS v. BLANCO et al.

457 Pa. 90 (1974)

Hopkins v. Blanco et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 22, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis E. Shields, with him David R. Scott, John J. Dautrich, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz and White and Williams, for appellants.

James E. Beasley and Keith S. Erbstein, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, May 22, 1974:

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a wife may recover damages in Pennsylvania for the loss of her husband's consortium. The background of the case is this.

John B. Hopkins was a patient in the Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia1 under the care of Dr. Gumersindo Blanco and Dr. Alberto Adam. Subsequently, Hopkins instituted an action against these physicians and the hospital...

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