Brown v. Metzger

Plaintiff, Julia Brown, appeals from the dismissal of her complaint against defendant, Patrick D. Metzger, pursuant to defendant’s motion under section 48 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 48), recodified as section 2 — 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619). Plaintiff’s complaint sought recovery for loss of consortium, and for family expenses, including her husband’s medical expenses, for which plaintiff claims she became liable under section 15 of “An Act to revise the law in relation to husband and wife” (Ill. Rev.…