Gonzalez v. Thorek Hospital & Medical Center

Plaintiff’s decedent was admitted to Thorek Hospital and Medical Center on June 14, 1982. She. died on February 15, 1983. On June 14, 1984, plaintiff, as administrator of decedent’s estate, brought an action in the circuit court of Cook County against Thorek and 14 of the hospital’s physicians (1984 complaint). A copy of the 1984 complaint on file with the circuit court is attached as the appendix. Plaintiff failed to attempt or serve process on any of the defendants. On December 14, 1984, the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s action for want of prosecution.

Relying on section 13 — 217 of the…