Mansmith v. Hameeduddin

FIRST DIVISION DECEMBER 04, 2006 No. 1-04-1243 HAROLD MANSMITH, Individually, and as ) Appeal from the Special Administrator of the Estate ) Circuit Court of of Delphine Mansmith, Deceased, ) Cook County. ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) No. 99 L 13912 ) ) ANJUM HAMEEDUDDIN, ) The Honorable ) John Grogan, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. PRESIDING JUSTICE GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court. On January 14, 1998, Delphine Mansmith died of a brain stem abscess caused by an acute staph infection that developed after she received an epidural steroid injection for back pain. Her…