IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                  BRANES N SOUTHARD AND DEBORAH      : OCTOBER TERM, 1994
                  SOUTHARD

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                  TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL          :  NO 1376
                  DAVID H CLEMENTS, III, MD,
                  WILLIAM F YOUNG, MD

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                                 COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                    WANAMAKER BUILDING
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                       MARCH 14, 1997

                                         VOLUME V

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, JR

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







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                  APPEARANCES:



                               LAW FIRM:  SHELLER, LUDWIG & BADEY
                               BY:  JOHN P KOPESKY, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS



                               LAW FIRM:  ABRAHAMS, LOEWENSTEIN, BUSHMAN &
                               KAUFFMAN
                               BY:  J KURT STRAUB, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANTS





















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














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                                          I N D E X
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                  WITNESSES               DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
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                  DAVID ANDREWS             11     30



                  CHARLES C EDWARDS        37     91      163



                  WILLIAM YOUNG            167





























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         1

         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         3

         4                     (AT 9:25 AM THE FOLLOWING TOOK

         5               PLACE IN OPEN COURT, ALL PARTIES PRESENT:)

         6                           THE COURT:  MR STRAUB, YOU

         7               WISH TO CALL A WITNESS OUT OF TURN AND THEN

         8               WE WILL CONTINUE WITH DR YOUNG WHEN WE

         9               FINISH THE OTHER TWO WITNESSES?

        10                           MR STRAUB:  THANK YOU, SIR

        11               ACTUALLY, IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN TODAY

        12               QUICKLY BY READING THE REQUEST FOR

        13               ADMISSIONS

        14                           THE COURT:  VERY WELL  AGAIN,

        15               I THINK I EXPLAINED THIS TO YOU, LADIES AND

        16               GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY, THAT REQUEST FOR

        17               ADMISSIONS IS THAT ONE SIDE OR ONE PARTY

        18               COULD ASK FOR REQUEST FOR ADMISSIONS FROM

        19               THE OTHER SIDE SAYING:  DO YOU AGREE WITH

        20               THESE FACTS  THE OTHER SIDE WILL EITHER

        21               SAY:  I DO OR I DO NOT  AND HERE THERE

        22               WERE CERTAIN REQUESTS FOR ADMISSIONS AND

        23               CERTAIN ADMISSIONS BY THE PLAINTIFF  IT'S

        24               NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT CLEARCUT, BUT WE HAVE







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         1               GONE OVER THIS

         2                           MR KOPESKY:  VERY SIMPLY, I

         3               THINK WHAT NEEDS TO BE MADE CLEAR IS THE

         4               FACTS THAT MR STRAUB WILL BE READING ARE