Newborn v. Hood

Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110A, par. 308), defendants were granted leave to appeal from an interlocutory order denying defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to section 48 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 48). Plaintiff, Hazel Newborn, was injured in a motor vehicle collision in Peoria on September 15,1977. The driver of the other vehicle was the defendant, George Hood. The plaintiff received medical treatment at the emergency room of St. Francis Hospital in Peoria and from Dr. Phillip Immesoete. Her injuries…