Midwest Trust Services, Inc. v. Catholic Health Partners Services

Plaintiff, Midwest Trust Services, Inc., as special administrator of the estate of James Howard, deceased, appeals from a circuit court order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, Catholic Health Partners Services, formerly known as Columbus-Cabrini Medical Center. We have jurisdiction under Supreme Court Rule 304(a) (155 Ill. 2d R. 304(a)). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

This action arose out of the death of James Howard, who died of a heart attack at the hospital on May 10, 1995, approximately 48 hours after undergoing cervical fusion surgery. In August 1996, plaintiff…