Addison v. Whittenberg

The plaintiff, Franklin Addison, brought this action in the circuit court of Randolph County against the defendants, James M. Whittenberg, M.D., Shoss Radiological Group, Inc., and the Randolph Hospital District, d/b/a Chester Memorial Hospital, alleging medical malpractice. Following a hearing, the trial judge granted the defendants’ motions for summary judgment. The appellate court reversed that decision and remanded the cause for further proceedings. (159 Ill. App. 3d 585.) We allowed the defendants’ separate petitions for leave to appeal (see 107 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)), and the causes were…