Legal Opinion
Moyer v. Southern Illinois Hospital Service Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 7, 2002No. 5-00-0413PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MAAG
delivered the opinion of the court:
Thomas Moyer (plaintiff) filed a medical malpractice complaint against Southern Illinois Hospital Service Corp., doing business as Memorial Hospital of Carbondale (Hospital), and Sandra Smith, a registered nurse (collectively, defendants). Plaintiff filed the complaint on May 25, 1999, alleging that Smith, a Hospital employee, had been negligent in providing care to him. The Hospital was sued under a respondeat superior theory for Smith’s alleged negligence. After various motions were filed, the circuit court dismissed plaintiff’s…
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