IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                       FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                 CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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              KENNETH CARROLL                      : NOV TERM, 1989

                  VS

              HAHNEMANN UNIV HOSPITAL AND        : NO 2458
              RONALD DI SIMEONE, MD
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                           ROOM 710, ONE EAST PENN SQUARE
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                                   MARCH 8, 1995
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                                    VOLUME THREE
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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:

                           WEINSTEIN, GOSS AND KATZENSTEIN
                           BY:  STEWARD J EISENBERG, ESQUIRE
                           COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF

                           WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY
                           BY:  DEREK R LAYSER, ESQUIRE
                           COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT
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                                      I N D E X
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              WITNESSES               DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
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              NEIL CRANE, MD        4,19     14,81    153     168



                                   E X H I B I T S
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              P-7   CHART DATED 11/25/87                       22

              P-8   ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS RECORD                 42

              P-9   COPY OF X-RAY                              43

              P-10  ADMISSION FOR 3/29/88                      60

              P-11  CITY OF PHILA COMPENSATION CLINIC         62

              P-12  X-RAY REPORT OF LEFT KNEE                  65

              D-8  DR SNYDER'S SECOND REPORT                  117
 

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         2

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         4           (IN OPEN COURT WITH ALL PARTIES PRESENT)

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         6                       THE COURT:  I WAS VERY CONFIDENT I

         7           FINISH THESE TRIAL LISTING CONFERENCES IN A HALF

         8           HOUR  IT RAN ALMOST AN HOUR  WE ARE STARTING

         9           ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES LATE

        10                       THE COURT:  MR EISENBERG, YOU MAY

        11           PROCEED TO CALL DR CRANE

        12                       MR EISENBERG:  YES, YOUR HONOR  I

        13           LIKE TO CALL TO THE WITNESS STAND, DR NEIL

        14           CRANE

        15                       COURT CRIER:  STATE YOUR FULL NAME,

        16           ADDRESS, SPELL YOUR LAST NAME

        17                       THE WITNESS:  NEIL A CRANE

        18           C-R-A-N-E  5530 WISCONSIN AVENUE  CHEVY CHASE,

        19           MARYLAND

        20                       COURT CRIER:  YOU DO SWEAR THAT YOU

        21           WILL ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        22           TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT SO HELP

        23           YOU GOD

        24                       THE WITNESS:   I DO
 

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         2                       DIRECT_EXAMINATION
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         4    BY MR EISENBERG:

         5    Q     DR CRANE, YOU ARE A PHYSICIAN?

         6    A     YES

         7    Q     AND IN WHAT AREA OF MEDICINE DO YOU PRACTICE?

         8    A     I PRACTICE INTERNAL MEDICINE AND ALSO INFECTIOUS

         9    DISEASES

        10    Q     WHERE DO YOU PRACTICE?

        11    A     IN CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND

        12    Q     ABOUT HOW FAR AWAY IS THAT FROM HERE?

        13    A     A HUNDRED MILES  ROUGHLY  I DON'T KNOW

        14    Q     HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN PRACTICE IN CHEVY

        15    CHASE, MARYLAND?

        16    A     SINCE 1978