The State of Ohio,
SS:
County of Cuyahoga.



IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS



ANNE STROUD, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs,

VS. Case No. 85833

CONRAD J. SPILKA, D.D.S.,
ET AL.,

Defendants.



DEPOSITION OF ROBERT PETRAS, M.D.
Wednesday, August 7, 1985



Deposition of ROBERT PETRAS, M.D., called by the Defendants

for examination under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, taken

before me, the undersigned, Kathleen Tomallo, Registered

Professional Reporter, a Notary Public in and for the State of

Ohio, pursuant to subpoena and notice of counsel, at the

offices of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Laboratory

Medicine Building, Conference Room 6, Cleveland, Ohio 44106,

commencing at 1:15 p.m. the day and date above set forth.





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APPEARANCES:

On Behalf of the Plaintiffs:

Howard Mishkind, Esquire
Weismanp Goldber I Weisman & Kaufman
540 Leader Build?ng
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

On Behalf of the Defendants:

James L. Malone, Esquire
Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A.
300 Leader Building
Cleveland, Ohio 443.14








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1 ROBERT PETRAS, M.D.

2 called by the Defendants for examination under the Ohio

3 Rules of Civil Procedure, after having been first duly

4 sworn, as hereinafter certified, was examined and testified

5 as follows:

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7 (Defendant's Exhibits A, B-1, B-2,

8 C-1, C-2, D-1 through D-8 and E

9 marked for identification.)

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11 EXAMINATION

12 BY MR. MALONE:

13 0 You are Dr. Robert Petras?

14 A Yes, I am.

15 0 And, Doctor, before we begin this deposition, you

16 were kind enough to give me your CV, which I have had the

17 reporter mark collectively as Defendant's Exhibit E.

18 Is this in fact a true and accurate copy of those

19 things which credential you in your specialty of

20 pathology --

21 A Yes.

22 Q -- and medicine? Okay.

23 Now, the reason for my asking you to answer some

24 questions for me today is a lawsuit that's been brought by

25 a patient of the Cleveland Clinic named Anne Stroud against




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1 a client of mine named Conrad Spilka who is an oral surgeon

2 and dentist.

3 And I understand