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, MD,
                  ET AL                      : NO 0521

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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                     NOVEMBER 30, 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, 2ND FLOOR
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19110
                                       (215) 683-8056


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                  APPEARANCES:



                               MAYERSON, LQ
                               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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                  WITNESSES:
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                                          DIRECT



                    DR MARVIN KRANE        5
 
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         1

         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         3

         4

         5                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED

         6               IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE

         7               JURY:)

         8                           MR LITMAN:  YOUR HONOR, I

         9               WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO THE STAND DR MARVIN

        10               KRANE  IN VIEW OF THE DOCTOR'S SCHEDULE

        11               I'D LIKE TO TRY, IF WE CAN, TO COMPLETE HIS

        12               TESTIMONY

        13                           THE COURT:  KNOWING WHAT I KNOW

        14               ABOUT THE CASE AND REVIEWING THE REPORTS, I

        15               CAN'T SEE HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS IN 45

        16               MINUTES

        17                           MR LITMAN:  I ASK THAT WE AT

        18               LEAST START THE DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY

        19                           THE COURT:  OF COURSE  WE WILL

        20               START PROMPTLY TOMORROW

        21                           COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR FULL

        22               NAME, PLEASE

        23                           THE WITNESS:  MARVIN ALLAN

        24               KRANE
 
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         1                           COURT CRIER:  DO YOU SWEAR THAT

         2               YOU WILL ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS

         3               PUT TO YOU TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE

         4               THIS COURT SO HELP YOU GOD?

         5                           THE WITNESS:   I DO

         6                     (WHEREUPON, THE WITNESS, HAVING BEEN

         7               FIRST DULY SWORN, WAS EXAMINED AND

         8               TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:)

         9

        10

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        12                        DIRECT EXAMINATION

        13                         -      -      -

        14        BY MR LITMAN:

        15        Q     GOOD AFTERNOON, DOCTOR

        16        A     GOOD AFTERNOON

        17        Q     CAN YOU PLEASE TELL THE LADIES AND

        18        GENTLEMEN YOUR EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND?

        19        A     HOW FAR BACK DO YOU WANT TO GO,

        20        KINDERGARTEN?  I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I

        21        ACCOMPLISHED

        22                     I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND

        23        FROM THERE I GOT A MASTER'S DEGREE AT THE

        24        UNIVERSITY OF