Dardeen v. Heartland Manor, Inc.

710 N.E.2d 827 (1999)

186 Ill.2d 291

238 Ill.Dec. 30

Iris DARDEEN, Adm'r of the Estate of Alma Head, Deceased, Appellant,

v.

HEARTLAND MANOR, INC., Appellee.

No. 85917.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 15, 1999.

J.C. Mitchell, Mitchell & Bradley, Marion, for Iris Dardeen.

Richard C. Hayden, Mattoon, for Heartland Manor, Inc.

At issue in this appeal is whether an amendment to section 3-602 of the Nursing Home Care Act (Act) (210 ILCS 45/3-602 (West 1996)) should be given retroactive effect. Prior to the amendment, section 3-602 required a licensee to pay treble damages plus costs and attorney fees to a…