Hulman v. Evanston Hospital Corp.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Plaintiff, Ann Hulmán, sought to recover damages for bodily injury sustained as a result of the alleged negligence of a hospital employee. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, a verdict was returned in favor of defendant, Evanston Hospital. Plaintiff brings this appeal from the judgment entered upon that verdict.

FACTS

On March 26, 1984, plaintiff, Ann Hulmán, was brought to Glen-brook Hospital by paramedics. There, she was diagnosed as having suffered upper gastrointestinal bleeding leading to a drop in blood pressure and a stroke on the right side of…