Carroll v. Paddock

Docket Nos. 90771, 90772, 90778 cons.–Agenda 23–November 2001.

PAUL D. CARROLL, as Adm’r of the Estate of Joshua A. Carroll,

Deceased, Appellee, v. JERRY PADDOCK et al ., Appellants.

Opinion filed February 7, 2002.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a not-for-profit charitable hospital and a not-for-profit mental-health-care organization are “local public entities” within the meaning of section 1–206 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act or Act) (745 ILCS 10/1–206 (West 2000)). Plaintiff, Paul D. Carroll, as administrator of his son Joshua’s…