Prendergast v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center

This is an appeal from an order which granted a petition under section 72 of the Illinois Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 72) filed by the plaintiff, Judith A. Prendergast. The petition sought to vacate a consent order which dismissed her suit against the defendants, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center (Rush-Presbyterian), Rush University, Joann Jamann, Betty Tarsitano and Myra Levine, and to reinstate her original cause of action against them.

Subsequent to the filing of Prendergast’s petition, Rush-Presbyterian made a motion for a change of venue as of right,…