Legal Opinion

Burrow v. Widder

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 2, 1977No. 63048PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mejda

Defendant, Dr. John B. O’Donoghue, appeals from a judgment entered on the verdict against him and other doctor-defendants in a medical malpractice action brought by plaintiff, Deborah Burrow. He contends: (1) plaintiff failed to establish by expert testimony that he deviated from an accepted standard of medical and surgical care and that his actions were the proximate cause of her injury; (2) the trial court improperly refused to allow his counsel to examine a co-defendant immediately following plaintiff’s examination of the co-defendant called as an adverse witness; and (3) the damages…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Borowski v. Von SolbrigIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Scardina v. CollettiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  3. Gault v. SidemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
  4. Foster v. Englewood Hospital Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  5. Lundahl v. Rockford Memorial Hospital Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Dolan v. GalluzzoIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Stevenson v. NautonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. Newell v. CorresAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  4. Young v. CerniakAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. Crawford v. AnagnostopoulosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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