IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  ROBERT SCHULTHEIS          :  FEBRUARY TERM, 1993

                       VS.                   :

                  PAUL L. GORSHUCH, M.D.     :  NO. 1851

                       AND                   :

                  SANFORD DAVNE, M.D.        :

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                                  COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                     WANAMAKER BUILDING
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                      OCTOBER 21, 1997

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.
                                         AND A JURY

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                                   TESTIMONY OF DR. DAVNE

                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                1321 ARCH STREET - SUITE 302
                                  PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19107
                                       (215) 686-4240
 







                  APPEARANCES:



                               OMINSKY, MESSA & TARVER, P.C.
                               BY:  JOSEPH MESSA, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF




                               WRIGHT, YOUNG & MC GILVERY
                               KEVIN H. WRIGHT, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT DAVNE



                               MINTZER, ZABICKI, POWELL & MINTZER, P.C.
                               KENNETH D. POWELL, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT GORSUCH
 






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                                     DIRECT   CROSS   REDIRECT   RECROSS

                  SANFORD DAVNE, M.D.          5       69

                                          EXHIBITS
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                  NO.    DESCRIPTION                           PAGE
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                  P-21  COPY OF DR. DAVNE'S BILL                 4
                  P-22  DR. DAVNE'S NOTE 2/26/91                 66
                  P-23  OPERATIVE NOTE REFERENCES RESEARCH       67
                  P-24  DR. DAVNE'S ARTICLE ON "SPINE"           67
                  P-25  M.D.L. DEPOSITION                        68
                  P-26  DR. DAVNE'S NOTE 4/17/90                 69
                  DD-29 BLOW UP OF P-26                          69
                  P-27  LETTER TO DR. DAVNE FROM MR. WATERMEYER  69
                  P-28  LETTER FROM JEFFREY PORTER TO DR. DAVNE  70
 
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         1

         2                           THE COURT:  LET'S PROCEED.

         3                     (WHEREUPON THE JURY ENTERED COURTROOM AT

         4               9:30 A.M.)

         5                           THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND

         6               GENTLEMEN.  I HOPE YOU HAD A PLEASANT EVENING.  I

         7               HAVE BEEN WORKING YOU VERY HARD.  AGAIN, I'M

         8               GOING TO ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

         9                     I AM NOT GOING TO PERMIT ANY REITERATION OF

        10               CROSS EXAMINATION.  I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TO

        11               YOU, MR. MESSA AND TO YOU ALSO, DR. DAVNE.

        12                           THE WITNESS:  I UNDERSTAND.

        13                           THE COURT:  YOU MAY PROCEED.

        14                           MR. MESSA:  THANK YOU.

        15                           THE COURT:  IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO

        16               THANK ME.  JUST PROCEED.

        17                           MR. MESSA:  LET ME MARK THIS

        18               PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT, I BELIEVE NUMBER 21.

        19

        20               (WHEREUPON P-21 WAS MARKED FOR IDENTIFICATION.)

        21

        22                           MR. WRIGHT:  WHAT IS IT, PLEASE?

        23                           MR. MESSA:  A COPY OF THE DOCTOR'S

        24               BILL.
 
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         1                           CROSS_EXAMINATION
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         2        BY MR. MESSA:

         3        Q.     DOCTOR, I HAVE A COPY