State of Ohio,

                                      SS:

               2County of Cuyahoga.



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               4               IN THE COURT OF C014MON PLEAS



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               6JUDITH BLUNI et al,

                             Plaintiffs,

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                   Vs.                       Case No. 014,991

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               JOHN LOPRESTI,

                             Defendant.


               NEIL BLUM,
               10            Plaintiff,

               11  Va.                        Case No. 014,992

                                                Consolidated
               12 JOHN LOPRESTI,

                             Defendant.
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                             DEPOSITION OF JOHN COLLIST M.D.
               15              THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1982


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               17     The deposition of John Collis, M.D., a witness,


               is called by the plaintiffs for examination, under the


               19 Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, taken before me,


               20 Darla J. Carabotta, a Notary Public in and for the State


               21  f Ohio, pursuant to agreement of counnalt at the offices


               22 f John Collis, M.D., 29001 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, Ohio,


               23 4124 at 7:00 P.M., the day and date above set forth.


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           I  APPEARANCES:

           2  On behalf of  the  Plaintiffs:

           3         Fred Weisman, Esq.

                     Richard Berria, Esq.
           4         Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman

                     540 Leader Building
           5         Cleveland,  Ohio  44114

           6  On behalf of the Defendant:

           7         Philip J. weaver, Jr., Esq.

                     Cronquist, Smith, Marshall    Kagels
           8         1133 Ohio Savings Plaza

                     Cleveland,  Ohio  44114
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              ALSO PRESENT:

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                     Tom Baker,
           12        Multi-Video.


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           14               MR. WEISMAN:             All right.  Let

           is        the record show that this deposition in being

           16        taken her Of Dr. Collis, at the office of

           17        Dr. COllin.  And, that there is a waiver by

           18        and between the parties to this lawsuit of any

           19        defect in connection with service or notice.

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             1                  JOHN COLLIS,M.D.
             2  a witness called by the plaintiffs pursuant to the Ohio
             3  Rules of Civil Procedure, having been first duly sworn,
             4  was examined and testified as follows:
             5                  DIRECT EXILMINATION
             6  BY HR.  WEISMAN:
             7  Q,    What is your name?
             8  JL    John Stanley Collis, Jr.
             9  OL    And what is your residence address, doctor?
             10 &     It's 3055 OXgate Lane, Chagrin Falls.
             11 OL    What is your professional address?
             12 &     It's here at Brainard Place, which is at 29001
             13 Cedar Road, here in Cleveland.
             14 Q,    What is your profession?
             15 &     I'm a physician and nourosurgeon.
             16 ol    Okay.  Your specialty as a physician is in the
             17 field of neurosurgery?
             18 &     Yes, it is.
             19 0.    And what is the field of neurosurgery?
             20 &     Neurosurgery is a branch of medicine that  deals
             21 with the diagnosis, the treatment, including surgical
             22 treatments of problems that have to do vith the head,
             23 the spine and the nerves.
             24 0     About-how many neurosurgeons are there in the
             25 Clevelahd area, if you happen to know that?
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                L     There's approximately 30.

             2        What medical school did you attendp doctor?

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                L     University of Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky.

             4
                0.    What year did you graduate, sir?

             5  L     1955.

             6  4     Following your graduation from medical school in

             7  1955 at the Unive