Dc v. Sa

687 N.E.2d 1032 (1997)

178 Ill.2d 551

227 Ill.Dec. 550

D.C., Appellee,

v.

S.A. et al., Appellants.

No. 82071.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 17, 1997.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1997.

Troy A. Lundquist and James F. Best, Best, Mangan & Langhenry, Joliet, for S.A., J.A., Jr.

James R. Sullivan, Oak Brook, for D.C.

The issue presented in this appeal is twofold: (1) whether, pursuant to section 10(a)(1) of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act (Act) (740 ILCS 110/10 et seq. (West 1992)), plaintiff, D.C., introduced his mental condition as an element of his negligence…