Northern Trust Co. v. Upjohn Co.

This opinion addresses the consolidated appeals brought by the Upjohn Company (Upjohn) (No. 1 — 89—2165); John J. Barton, M.D. (Dr. Barton) (No. 1 — 89—2357); and the Illinois Masonic Medical Center (IMMC or the hospital) (No. 1 — 89—2244), as well as the cross-appeal brought by the Northern Trust Company (Northern Trust), the successor guardian of the estate of Shelby Anderson Moran (Moran), a disabled person. The facts of the case are as follows.

At about 4 p.m. on January 24, 1978, Moran entered IMMC to have her pregnancy aborted. Although Moran had a history of high blood pressure…