IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  DIANA RUTLEDGE             : JUNE, 1997

                      VS.                    :

                  CHARLES E. MANGAN, M.D.,
                  ET AL                      : NO. 0521

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                                       CITY HALL, 253
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                      DECEMBER 1, 1999

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.

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                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R., OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                    LAND TITLE BUILDING
                               100 S. BROAD STREET, 2ND FLOOR
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19110
                                       (215) 683-8056

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                  APPEARANCES:



                               MAYERSON, L.Q.
                               123 WEST MAIN STREET
                               TRAPPE, PA, 19426
                               BY:  DONALD S. LITMAN, ESQUIRE
                               FOR THE PLAINTIFF




                               HARVEY, PENNINGTON, GABOT,
                               GRIFFITH AND RENNEISEN, LTD.
                               BY:  MICHELE DANIELE, ESQUIRE
                               FOR THE DEFENDANT
 











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