Legal Opinion
Clark v. Brokaw Hospital
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 15, 1984No. 4-83-0849PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS
delivered the opinion of the court:
A matter of procedure.
The adding of respondents in discovery as defendants to the lawsuit.
Carol Ann Clark, as executrix of the estate of Ronald Hartzler, filed a complaint against Brokaw Hospital on February 3, 1983. Doctors John Schetz and Douglas Bey were named as respondents in discovery to this complaint. The single count of the complaint alleged that the failure of the hospital to admit Hartzler for psychiatric care on January 27, 1981, was the proximate cause of his suicide on February 4, 1981.
A first amended complaint was filed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Torley v. Foster G. McGaw HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- Petrella v. LeiskyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Herman v. HambletAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Salyers v. BD. OF GOVERNORS OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- In Re Estate of SemeniwAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Robinson v. Johnson Supplemental opinion upon denial of rehearing - filed March 25, 2004 - added to end of this opinionAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
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- Ingle v. Hospital Sisters Health SystemAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Long v. MathewAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- Flores v. St. Mary of Nazareth HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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