McCorry v. Gooneratne

After surgery left Richard McCorry paralyzed, he and his wife, Barbara McCorry, sued the surgeon, Dr. Thomas Hurley, the radiologist, Dr. Nihal Gooneratne, and Christ Hospital, where Hurley performed the surgery. The trial court granted Gooneratne’s motion for summary judgment because it found no evidence that Gooneratne’s alleged negligence had any causal connection to the injuries. Plaintiffs appeal from that judgment in docket number 1 — 00 — 1954. Christ Hospital moved to dismiss one count of the amended complaint based on the statute of limitations. The trial court granted the motion,…