Methodist Medical Center v. Taylor

This action was commenced in the circuit court of Peoria County by the plaintiff, Methodist Medical Center, to recover from the defendants, Larry T. Taylor and Linda J. Taylor, a portion of an unpaid hospital bill. The defendants filed several affirmative defenses to the complaint and filed a countercomplaint against the plaintiff hospital. The circuit court dismissed the affirmative defenses and the countercomplaint. The matter is before this court on two interlocutory appeals, the dismissal of the counterclaim under Supreme Court Rule 304 and the dismissal of the affirmative defenses under…