Legal Opinion
Snelson v. Kamm
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 28, 2001No. 4 — 00—0418, 4 — 00—0419, 4 — 00—0432 consPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN
delivered the opinion of the court:
In January 1996, plaintiff, Robert L. Snelson, sued defendants, Dr. Donald Kamm and St. Mary’s Hospital of Decatur (St. Mary’s), for medical malpractice. Following a June 1999 jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Snelson and against Kamm and St. Mary’s and awarded Snelson $7 million.
Following an April 2000 hearing on defendants’ posttrial motions, the trial court entered an order (1) granting St. Mary’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n.o.v.) and (2) setting aside the $7 million damage award…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Maple v. GustafsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Leonardi v. Loyola University of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Snelson v. KammIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
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- Northern Trust Co. v. University of Chicago Hospitals & ClinicsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
- Estes v. King's Daughter Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Barth v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2007
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