Eaglin v. Cook County Hospital

■PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a wrongful death action brought by plaintiff Daisy Eaglin, as administratrix of the estate of her sister, Carrie Dunklin, against defendants Cook County Hospital and Cook County Board of Commissioners, alleging medical malpractice. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and awarded damages in the amount of $1.5 million upon which the court entered judgment. The issues raised by defendants on appeal are: (1) whether the trial court erred in giving the jury Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil, No. 5.01 (2d ed. 1971)…