Porter v. Decatur Memorial Hospital

Docket No. 104441. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LARRY W. PORTER, JR., Appellant, v. DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al. (Decatur Memorial Hospital, Appellee). Opinion filed January 25, 2008. CHIEF JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION This appeal arises from a medical malpractice action filed in Macon County by plaintiff, Larry W. Porter, Jr. The primary issue for our review is whether count III of a second amended complaint, filed after…