Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Lower
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 7, 1995No. 1—94—0885PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice S. O’Brien
The Cook County public guardian (hereinafter Public Guardian) appeals from the trial court’s order removing a "Do Not Resuscitate Order” (DNR) from the medical chart of the Public Guardian’s ward, Lucille Austwick. Mrs. Austwick cross-appeals from the trial court’s order denying her petition to remove the Public Guardian for cause. We affirm.
On October 18, 1991, the probate court adjudicated 81-year-old Lucille Austwick a disabled person (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 1101/2, par. 11a—1 et seq. (now 755 ILCS 5/lia—1 et seq. (West 1992))) and appointed the Public Guardian as plenary guardian of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of HealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- In Re Estate of LongewayIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- In Re Estate of GreenspanIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- In Re Estate of DenaroAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- In Re Guardianship of AustinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Estate of AustwickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995