Manago v. The County of Cook

¶ 1 The minor plaintiff in this case was injured while riding on the roof of an elevator owned by the Chicago Housing Authority. The public hospital that treated the minor obtained a health care lien on any damage recovery pursuant to the Health Care Services Lien Act (Lien Act) ( 770 ILCS 23/1 et seq. (West 2012)). On the minor's motion, the trial court extinguished the hospital's lien. Cook County appealed on behalf of the hospital. The appellate court ultimately affirmed the trial court's ruling, and Cook County (the County) filed the instant appeal. After applying our rules of statutory…