· 5/2/1990
Kerns v. Methodist Hospital
Citations
- 574 A.2d 1068
- 393 Pa. Super. 533
- 1990 Pa. Super. LEXIS 914
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that a party opposing summary judgment on the grounds that discovery is incomplete must establish that the requested discovery is material
- applying Feld to address the plaintiff’s claim that the security program for the protection of staff, patients, and visitors implemented by a hospital was inadequate
- applying Feld to address the plaintiff’s claim that the security program for the protection of staff, patients, and visitors implemented by a hospital was inadequate
- summary judgment not premature despite outstanding discovery requests, where proposed discovery would not further inquiry
- lack of duty to protect deliveryman from unanticipated third-party attack at nursing residence owned by hospital
- lack of duty to protect deliveryman from unanticipated third-party attack at nursing residence owned by hospital
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Judges: Cirillo, Kelly, Cercone
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