Legal Opinion
Shannon v. Shannon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1992No. 91-2494PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Three-year old Christen Shannon, the daughter of James P. and Edith Anne Rachel Shannon, nearly drowned in a lake next to their home on July 1, 1984. Tragically, she suffered extensive brain damage and was left a non-communicative, spastic quadriplegic, requiring 24-hour, life-sustaining, medical care, which she has received at home since December 1984: her airways must be suctioned frequently to prevent blockage, and she is fed through a gastrostomy tube that requires regular monitoring and maintenance. Because Mrs. Shannon worked for West Allis Memorial…
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