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         2                      IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

         3                FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

         4                          CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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         6        MARY PARKER AND EDWIN PARKER, H/W: JULY TERM, 1998

         7                 VS

         8        HOWARD S FREILICH, MD         : NO 3532
                         AND
         9        NORTHEAST GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC

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        11                            JANUARY 4, 2001

        12                              VOLUME III

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        14                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                      BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
        17                               AND A JURY

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        19                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         4                     BY:  J CRAIG CURRIE, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF
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         6                     KILCOYNE AND ASSOCIATES
                               BY:  KYLE N THOMPSON, ESQUIRE
         7                     COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT

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                                        INDEX
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         3        WITNESSES:
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         4                         DIRECT   CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS

         5        EDWIN PARKER       4       10

         6        STEVEN LESKOWITZ  21       28       33       35

         7        PLAINTIFF'S CLOSING AND REBUTTAL PAGE 54, 87

         8        DEFENDANT'S CLOSING PAGE 72

         9        JUDGE'S CHARGE   PAGE 90

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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TOOK PLACE IN OPEN

         6               COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           MR CURRIE:  MAY WE PROCEED

         8               WITH OUR NEXT WITNESS?

         9                           THE COURT:  YES

        10                           COURT CRIER:  PLEASE STATE YOUR

        11               NAME FOR THE RECORD

        12                           THE WITNESS:  EDWIN M PARKER

        13                           COURT CRIER:  PLACE YOUR RIGHT

        14               HAND ON THE BIBLE

        15                     DO YOU SWEAR THAT YOU WILL ANSWER

        16               TRUTHFULLY ALL QUESTIONS PUT TO YOU

        17               TOUCHING THE MATTER NOW BEFORE THIS COURT

        18               SO HELP YOU GOD?

        19                           THE WITNESS:   I DO

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        23                         DIRECT EXAMINATION

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         1        BY MR CURRIE:

         2        Q     MR PARKER, GOOD MORNING  YOU ARE MARY

         3        PARKER'S HUSBAND?

         4        A     THAT'S CORRECT

         5        Q     HOW LONG HAVE THE TWO OF YOU BEEN MARRIED?

         6        A     APPROXIMATELY SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS

         7        Q     HOW OLD ARE YOU, SIR?

         8        A     51

         9        Q     WERE YOU MARRIED BEFORE?

        10        A     THAT'S A NEGATIVE

        11        Q     WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU DO, SIR?

        12        A     POLICE OFFICER  I AM A SUPERVISOR AT THE

        13        FIR