· 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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