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, M.D.; DAVID M. RODGERS, M.D.; LAWRENCE L.
                  LIVORNESE, M.D.; CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL; THE NELSON MEDICAL
                  GROUP, P.C. AND CHESTNUT HILL CARDIOLOGY CONSULTANTS, LTD.

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                                      JANUARY 20, 1999

                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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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
 






                  APPEARANCES:


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



                               LAW FIRM:  WRIGHT, YOUNG AND MC GILVERY,
                               P.C.
                               BY:  MICHAEL MC GILVERY, ESQUIRE,
                               COUNSEL FOR NELSON K. HENRY, M.D. AND THE
                               NELSON MEDICAL GROUP, P.C.



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



                               LAW FIRM:  JAMES P. KILCOYNE AND ASSOCIATES
                               BY:  JAMES P. KILCOYNE, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR LAWRENCE LIVORNESE, M.D.



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







                                         I_N_D_E_X
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                  WITNESSES:
                  _________ 

                                    DIRECT  CROSS   REDIRECT   RECROSS

                  RANDALL TACKETT     15    23,27      86        88
                                      29    28,47
                                            56,71
                                            81

                  DIAL HEWLETT        89    96,101    154       174
                                     104    102,118   175       175
                                            122,136
                                            149

                  RONALD ASPER       171    174,175   175

                  NANCY ROBERTSON    177    214
                                            216


                                        E_X_H_I_B_I_T_S
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                  MARKED_AS   DESCRIPTION                  PAGE
                  ______ __   ___________                  ____

                  P-38        C.V. OF DR. TACKETT           21

                  P-37        C.V. OF DR. HEWLETT           94

                  P-13        E.R. RECORD                  106

                  P-10        HOSPITAL CHART               113

                  P-23        ST. AGNES HOSPITAL CHART     172

                  P-24        DIAGRAM                      180

                  P-6         PHOTO OF MS. GUNN AT ST. AGNES  188

                  P-9         BLOWUP OF PHOTO OF MS. GUNN     188

                  P-46A-L     BLOWUP, ILLUST. OF NURSING PROCEDURES  192
 
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         1

         2                          MORNING_SESSION
                                    _______ _______

         3

         4

         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

         6               COURT, JURY NOT PRESENT:)

         7                           COURT CRIER:  COURT IS IN

         8               SESSION.

         9                           THE COURT:  I HAVE A FEELING

        10               THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A MOTION ON DR.

        11               TACKETT; IS THAT CORRECT