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Smith v. Cook County Hospital

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 14, 1987No. 87-0507PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

On May 14, 1981, James O. Smith (Smith), the plaintiff, filed a four-count complaint for medical malpractice against the defendants board of commissioners, County of Cook (Cook County), Dr. Donald E. Hoard (Hoard), and Dr. Howard Heilbrunn (Heilbrunn), and other defendants not party to this appeal. Smith’s complaint alleged medical malpractice by the defendants for their treatment of Smith from January 1973 until June 1976. Cook County and Dr. Hoard filed motions for summary judgment, and Dr. Heilbrunn filed a section 2 — 619 (Ill.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Witherell v. WeimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Anderson v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Mega v. Holy Cross HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Lipsey v. Michael Reese HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Moore v. Jackson Park HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Orlak v. Loyola University Health SystemIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Geisz v. Greater Baltimore Medical CenterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  3. Dancor International, Ltd. v. Friedman, Goldberg & MintzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  4. Bruske v. HilleSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Foster v. PlautAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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