IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  SHEILA GUNN, EXECUTRIX OF THE  : NOV TERM, ESTATE OF
                  DEBORAH B GUNN, DEC'D

                      VS                         : NO 3330

                  NELSON K HENRY, MD; DAVID M RODGERS, MD; LAWRENCE
                  L LIVORNESE, MD; CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL; THE NELSON
                  MEDICAL GROUP, PC AND CHESTNUT HILL CARDIOLOGY
                  CONSULTANTS, LTD


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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                                      JANUARY 25, 1999

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                           BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE

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                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                    LAND TITLE BUILDING
                                    100 S BROAD STREET
                                        SECOND FLOOR
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19110
                                       (215) 683-8056


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                  APPEARANCES:

                               BY: ROBERT SLOTA, JR, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF

                               LAW FIRM: WRIGHT YOUNG AND MC GILVERY, PC
                               BY:  MICHAEL MC GILVERY, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR NELSON K HENRY, MD AND THE
                               NELSON MEDICAL GROUP, PC

                               LAW FIRM:  MC DONALD AND SNYDER
                               BY:  PATRICK O MC DONALD, ESQUIRE COUNSEL
                               FOR DAVID M RODGERS, MD; AND CHESTNUT
                               HILL CARDIOLOGY CONSULTANTS, LTD

                               LAW FIRM:  JAMES P KILCOYNE AND ASSOCIATES
                               BY:  JAMES P KILCOYNE, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR LAWRENCE LIVORNESE, MD

                               LAW FIRM:  WHITE AND WILLIAMS
                               BY:  RICHARD A KOLB, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL
 





                                           INDEX
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                                 DIRECT     CROSS     REDIRECT     RECROSS



                  WITNESSES:

                  DR BARRETT     8           14        18

                                  20          27        31          34

                  DR RODGERS     37          81        97          107

                  DR LIVORNESE   110         158       174         178

                  DR NIEMAN      180         186       211

                                  187         199

                                          EXHIBITS
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                  NAME             JOB DESCRIPTION                PAGE



                  P-61   COPY OF DR BLUMGARDEN'S NOTE             86

                  P-62   LETTER FROM DR RODGERS TO DR MICHAELSON 84

                  P-63   LETTER BY DR CAPONE                      83

                  DL-2  EMERGENCY ROOM RECORD                      180

                  DL-4  TWO PAGE BLOWUP FROM CHESTNUT HILL HOSP   216

                  DATED 1/10/92

                  DL-5  CV OF DR NEIMAN                         180
 
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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         3

         4

         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

         6               COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           THE COURT:  MISS SHIRLEY

         8               HARKIN, JUROR NUMBER 7, SHE WORKS FOR AN

         9               INSURANCE COMPANY  SHE SAID SHE FOUND OUT

        10               OVER THE WEEKEND THAT HER COMPANY

        11               REPRESENTS CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL IN SOME

        12               WAY OR INSURES THEM  SHE SAID IT HAS NO

        13               BEARING ON HER  I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW

        14               THAT  I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO EXCUSE

        15               HER, BUT SHE JUST TOLD ME THAT

        16