Ericksen v. Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves one of three successive and distinct Cook County circuit court actions. The initiating litigation by plaintiff was for medical malpractice, followed by supplementary proceedings in which she sought assets of the judgment debtor, and the last being a contract action by plaintiff as an assignee of the judgment debtor. Although only the contract action is presently being appealed, each will be explained briefly for purposes of understanding the nature of the present controversy.

Plaintiff, Danuta Ericksen, as…