IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                             FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                       CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                     GERARD SMYTH AND                    :  MAY TERM 1994
                     BERNADETTE SMYTH, H/W

                           VS.

                     STANFORD DAVNE, M.D.                : NO. 3318

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                            COURTROOM "G," COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                       WANAMAKER BUILDING
                                   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                         OCTOBER 30, 1996

                                            VOLUME II

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                     BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.

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                          GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                   1321 ARCH STREET - SUITE 302
                                     PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107
                                          (215) 686-4240
 






                     APPEARANCES:



                            LAW FIRM: FELDMAN, SHEPHERD AND WOHLGELERNTER
                            BY:  ALAN M. FELDMAN, ESQUIRE
                            FOR THE PLAINTIFFS



                            LAW FIRM: WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY
                            BY:  KEVIN H. WRIGHT, ESQUIRE
                            FOR THE DEFENDANT
 







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                     WITNESSES:
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                                         DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
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                     SANFORD T. DAVNE      --       4       79       115





                     RICHARD BENNETT      129     135      169       170

                                          138     154





                     RANDAL R. BETZ       172     197      208





                     GERARD SMYTH         212