Case Name: John W. ALBRIGHT, as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Jean Albright and Individually in his own right, Petitioner v. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and Montgomery County Emergency Services, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1996-05-13
Citations: 675 A.2d 279
Docket Number: 
Parties: John W. ALBRIGHT, as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Jean Albright and Individually in his own right, Petitioner v. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and Montgomery County Emergency Services, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 675
Pages: 279–279

Head Matter:
John W. ALBRIGHT, as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Jean Albright and Individually in his own right, Petitioner v. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL and Montgomery County Emergency Services, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 13, 1996.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 13th day of May, 1996, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, BUT LIMITED to the following issues:
(1)-Whether a trial judge can enter summary judgment in favor of a mental health facility covered under the Mental Health Procedures Act where an allegation of gross negligence is offered.
(2)-Whether gross negligence has been demonstrated by the pleadings, reports, depositions and records so as to preclude entry of the order granting summary judgment on behalf of Abington Memorial Hospital.