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                                IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION
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                  HAROLD HEGH, AS EXECUTOR OF : FEBRUARY TERM, 1998
         6        THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE HEGH :
                  AND HAROLD HEGH, IN HIS OWN :
         7        RIGHT                       :
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         8              VS.                   :
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         9        FRANKLIN M. STEIN, M.D.     :
                  MARVIN GOLDMAN, M.D.        :
        10        RICHARD E. ROSENTHAL, D.O.  :
                  STANLEY L. ALTSCHULER, M.D.,:
        11        ALTSCHULER-GELFAND-BENJAMIN :
                  ASSOCIATES, LTD.            : NO. 4151
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        13                              JULY 6, 2000

        14                 TESTIMONY OF SIGMUND BENHAM KAHN, M.D.

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        16                        COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, J.
        19                               AND A JURY

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        23                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, R.P.R.
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         4                     PERRY, FIALKOWSKI & PERRY
                               BY:  SHERRYL R. PERRY, ESQUIRE
         5                     ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

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                               RAWLE & HENDERSON, L.L.P.
         8                     BY:  EDWARD C. MINTZER, JR., ESQUIRE
                               ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT DR. STEIN
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        11                     MC DONALD & SNYDER, P.C.
                               BY:  JOHN J. SNYDER, ESQUIRE.
        12                     ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT DR. GOLDMAN

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                               WRIGHT, YOUNG & MC GILVERY, P.C.
        15                     BY:  GEORGE YOUNG, ESQUIRE
                               ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT DR. ROSENTHAL
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        18                     POST & SCHELL, P.C.
                               BY:  ISRAEL N. EISENBERG, ESQUIRE
        19                     ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT DR. ALTSCHULER
                               AND ALTSCHULER-GELFAND-BENJAMIN
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         5        WITNESSES:
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                                            DIRECT    CROSS   REDIRECT
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                  SIGMUND BENHAM KAHN, M.D.    6       15        78
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         9        EXHIBITS                                PAGE
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        10        DR-3  CV OF DR. KAHN                    17
                  DR-4  REPORT OF DR. KAHN                17
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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                           THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING,

         8               LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.  IT'S

         9               POSSIBLE I MAY NEED YOU MONDAY.  THE DAY

        10               THAT YOU DELIBERATE YOUR LUNCH IS SERVED TO

        11               YOU COMPLIMENTS OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT

        12               SYSTEM.  AND IF EVER A GROUP OF PERSONS

        13               DESERVE THE FREE LUNCH, YOU ALL ABSOLUTELY

        14               DESERVE IT.