Hopkins v. Blanco

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided 1974-05-22

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Opinion by Mr. Justice Eagen, 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 Philadelphia 1 under the care of Dr. Gumersindo Blanco and Dr. Alberto Adam. Subsequently, Hopkins institu…

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