Legal Opinion
Mathis v. Hejna
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 16, 1969No. Gen. 52,213PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stamos
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing plaintiff’s complaint for malpractice. Plaintiff’s complaint was in two counts: Count I alleging specific negligence; Count II sounding in res ipsa loquitur.
The complaint was filed on September 8, 1966, alleging that on or about September 19, 1963 the defendants, Dr. Hejna and certain agents, servants and employees of Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, performed a myelogram upon plaintiff while he was a patient at defendant hospital.
Myelography is a diagnostic procedure wherein a dye substance, such as pantopaque (the dye used in this case) is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fernandi v. StrullySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Geneva Construction Co. v. Martin Transfer & Storage Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Mosby v. Michael Reese HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
- Prince v. Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Tidwell v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Myrick v. JamesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Segal v. SaccoIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Miller v. TobinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
- Nelson v. Evangelical Hospital Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- People Ex Rel. Scott v. SilversteinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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