Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis v. Groveland Township

This case was heard by the circuit court of Tazewell County without a jury and upon a written stipulation as to facts and exhibits. No oral testimony was presented to the court. According to the stipulated facts a Janice Pearson was admitted to St. Francis Hospital (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) in Peoria on January 6,1970. At the time of her admission Janice Pearson was in the advanced stages of pregnancy and in fact gave birth to a child on the same date. At the time of her admission the patient listed her address as being in Creve Coeur, Grove-land Township, Tazewell County,…