Legal Opinion
Coryell v. Smith
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 1, 1995No. 1-94-1547PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff Meme Coryell appeals from the award of summary judgment (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1005 (West 1992)) to defendants in the medical malpractice action which she brought against them for their failure to obtain her informed consent to the surgery she underwent while in their care.
Plaintiff had developed lower back pain which, though not severe, occasionally interfered with her daily activities; and after consulting two other physicians, she saw defendant Dr. John Smith (Smith), an employee of defendant Reconstructive Surgery, Ltd.,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Purtill v. HessIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Cobbs v. GrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Borowski v. Von SolbrigIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Barber-Colman Co. v. A & K Midwest Insulation Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1992
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Downey v. DunningtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
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