Bochantin v. Petroff

Defendant, Dr. Dennis Petroff, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Madison County allowing plaintiffs’ motion for voluntary dismissal pursuant to section 2—1009 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2—1009).

Plaintiffs, Teresa and Matthew Bochantin, brought an action for medical malpractice in 1984 against Dr. Petroff and Southwestern Illinois Health Facilities, Inc., d/b/a/ Oliver Anderson Hospital. The hospital defendant was later dismissed from this case upon plaintiffs’ motion. The record from the court below indicates numerous…