Coleman v. Franklin Boulevard Hospital

Third-party plaintiffs Franklin Boulevard Hospital (hospital) and Doctor David Hike filed an action in Cook County for contribution against third-party defendants Doctors Donald J. Arenson and Neal R. Frankel, alleging medical malpractice in their treatment of plaintiff Angela Shorty, a minor. The trial court granted third-party defendants’ motion to dismiss with prejudice for failure to state a cause of action. Third-party plaintiffs appeal, contending that the trial court erred in dismissing the complaint because they properly pled a cause of action for implied indemnity against third-party…