Smith v. WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’MARA FROSSARD

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an action based on ordinary negligence. Plaintiff, Dorothy Smith, filed a complaint against several defendants, including defendant/third-party plaintiff-appellee, West Suburban Medical Center (West Suburban), and defendant/third-party defendant-appellant, Triton College Foundation, d/b/a Triton Community College (Triton), alleging that she was injured when she fell off a stool in West Suburban’s X-ray room. Smith’s complaint contained allegations against defendant, Kilume Nkulu, a Triton student. West Suburban sought…