Case Name: LARRY SCHIAVO AND JOAN SCHIAVO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. JOHN F. KENNEDY HOSPITAL, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND DR. GERALD MONTICOLLO; MICHAEL SPIVAK, D.O.; AND DR. LEVIN AND/OR JOHN DOE, M.D., A MEDICAL PROVIDER, DEFENDANTS
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1993-03-25
Citations: 131 N.J. 400
Docket Number: 
Parties: LARRY SCHIAVO AND JOAN SCHIAVO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. JOHN F. KENNEDY HOSPITAL, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND DR. GERALD MONTICOLLO; MICHAEL SPIVAK, D.O.; AND DR. LEVIN AND/OR JOHN DOE, M.D., A MEDICAL PROVIDER, DEFENDANTS.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 400–401

Head Matter:
620 A.2d 1050
LARRY SCHIAVO AND JOAN SCHIAVO, HUSBAND AND WIFE, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. JOHN F. KENNEDY HOSPITAL, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND DR. GERALD MONTICOLLO; MICHAEL SPIVAK, D.O.; AND DR. LEVIN AND/OR JOHN DOE, M.D., A MEDICAL PROVIDER, DEFENDANTS.
Argued February 17, 1993
Decided March 25, 1993.
Janice L. Richter argued the cause for appellants (Richter & Scaramella, attorneys).
Stacy L. Moore, Jr., argued the cause for respondent (Parker, McCay & Criscuolo, attorneys).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The judgment is affirmed, substantially for the reasons expressed in the opinion of the Appellate Division, reported at 258 N.J.Super. 380, 609 A.2d 781 (1992).
For affirmance — Chief' Justice WILENTZ and Justices CLIFFORD, HANDLER, POLLOCK, O'HERN, GARIBALDI and STEIN — 7.
Opposed — None.