Johnson v. Armstrong

2022 IL 127942

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket Nos. 127942, 127944 cons.) WILLIAM “WES” JOHNSON, Appellee, v. LUCAS ARMSTRONG et al., Appellants. Opinion filed June 24, 2022. JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and Justices Theis, Neville, Michael J. Burke, Overstreet, and Carter concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Plaintiff suffers from severe and permanent nerve damage in his leg, which he alleges was caused by a negligently performed hip replacement surgery. He brought a claim of negligence against…