Montero v. University of Illinois Hospital

This appeal presents the question of whether the trial court abused its discretion by dismissing the complaint of plaintiff, Aurora Montero. In reliance upon Supreme Court Rule 103(b) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, par. 103(b)), the trial court dismissed with prejudice the complaint as to the individual defendants, Dr. Robert Arensman and Dr. R. E. Condon, for plaintiff’s failure to exercise reasonable diligence in obtaining service upon them. Thus, the case before us relates to the individual defendants only, and not to the University of Illinois Hospital (hospital).

In her complaint filed…