Monti v. Silver Cross Hospital

Plaintiffs Rosemarie Monti and Donald Monti appeal from summary judgment entered in the circuit court of Will County in favor of defendant Silver Cross Hospital in a medical malpractice action arising out of its allegedly negligent emergency treatment of Rosemarie. We hold that material issues of fact exist concerning the apparent agency relationship between the physicians and the hospital which preclude entry of summary judgment, and we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

On August 28,1989, Rosemarie Monti was thrown from the horse she was riding and suffered a head injury which rendered her…