Holton v. Memorial Hospital

679 N.E.2d 1202 (1997)

176 Ill.2d 95

223 Ill.Dec. 429

Patricia HOLTON et al., Appellees,

v.

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Appellant.

No. 79957.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 17, 1997.

Hugh C. Griffin, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Edward S. Bott, Jr., Thompson Co-burn, Belleville, for Memorial Hosp.

Bruce N. Cook, Cook, Shevlin, Ysursa, Bauer & Bartholomew, Belleville, for Patricia Holton.

Thaddeus J. Nodzenski, IL Hospital & Health Systems Assn., Naperville, for Illinois Hospital & Health Systems Association.

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