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· 5/27/1970

Chandler v. Cook

Citations

  • 438 Pa. 447
  • 265 A.2d 794
  • 1970 Pa. LEXIS 805

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  • the exception applies to cases where “the negligence ‘is obvious to the untrained layman, [such as leaving surgical instruments or sponges in the incision or operating on the wrong portion of the body[.]]’”

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Judges: Bell, Cohen, Eagen, Jones, O'Brien, Pomeroy, Roberts

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