IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEA

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LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO





4 Susan Galvan, et al.,


Plaintiffs,



6 -Vs- Case No. *96



7 John J. BittMan, M.D.,

et al.,


Defendants.

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11 Deposition of DR. ROBERT A

12 taken before William J. Mahan, Regist red

13 Professional Reporter and Notary Publ@c within

14 and for the State of Ohio, at the off ces of


15 Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman, 54D Lead r Building,


16 Cleveland, Ohio, at lt45 P.M., Friday September


17 7, 1979, pursuant to notice and stip]ations of


18 counsel by the defendants in this cause.


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APPEARANCES:

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Fred Weisman, Esq.,

3 Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman,

4 and

5 Joseph Schneider, Esq.
Meyers, Stevens & Rea,

6 On behalf of the Plaintiffs

7 Charles Kitchen, Esq.,
Kitchen, Messner & Deery,
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On behalf of Defendant
9 Lorain Community Hospita

10 James J. Morey, Esq.,

11 McCray, Muzilla, Morey & Smith Co. L.P.A.

On behalf of Defendant
12 N. P. Restifo, M.D.;

13 Harley McNeal, Esq.,
McNeal, Schick & Archibald,
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On behalf of Defendant
15 John J. Bittman, M.D.i

16 Robert C. McFadden, Esq.,
Arter & Hadden,
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On behalf of Defendant
18 J. G. Dakters, M.D.;

19 Ms. Carolyn Cappel,
Weston, Hurd, Fallon, Paisley & Houley,
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On behalf of Defendant
21 Amherst Hospital.

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DRe ROBERT A. HINGSON, of lawful

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age, called by the defendants for he pur-

3 pose of examination as provided by the

4 Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure,, being by

5 me first duly sworn, as hereinafter

6 certified, deposed and said as follows:

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8 EXAMINATION OF DR.  ROBERT A. HINGSON

9 MR. WEISMAN: Before we


10 start, in the interest of avoiding unnecessary

11 correspondence, as long as everyone is here,

12 1 would like to present everyone at this time


13 with a copy of a report of Edward  Siegler,


14 M.D., Director of Laboratories at Southgate


15 Medical Laboratories Service, and --hief of


16 Pathology, I believe, at Mt. Sinai Hospital.


17 This report is dated August 29, 1979


18 and it pertains to his examination of the


19 slides that were submitted to us be counsel


20 for the hospital that enabled this inspection


21 of the tissue that was taken on Sc:)tember 23,,


22 1972, apparently from Susan Galvan.


23 fr-@e is a copy just for the purpose of


2-i arkn,_)7:T1_r,c1,:rrent and perhaps we migh attach this


at the en@'L of the deposition if yoi wish.

I Your appearance here is on behalf of 4
2 whom?
3 MS. CAPPEL: Amherst
4 Hospital. I ain repl