DePaul Community Health Center v. Trefts

KAROHL, Judge.

Plaintiff hospital sued defendant patient to recover on an unpaid bill for medical services rendered to defendant. Defendant’s amended answer denied that plaintiff “... is a corporation duly organized and existing by law.” The trial court found that as plaintiff was not a corporation it could not prove its corporate existence and directed a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff appeals the resulting judgment against plaintiff DePaul Community Health Center, Daughters of Charity, a corporation, operating DePaul Community Health Center. Plaintiff seeks a new trial contending that: (1)…