Legal Opinion
Chang v. Northwestern Memorial Hospital
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 31, 1982No. 79 C 141PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GETZENDANNER, District Judge.
This case is before the court on the defendants’ motion to dismiss based on principles of res judicata. For the reasons stated herein, the motion is granted.
Plaintiff commenced this case on January 12,1979. The claim was for personal injury arising out of an occurrence on February 7, 1977. This case was timely filed under the Illinois two year statute of limitations for personal injury actions. Shortly after the case was filed, defendants moved to dismiss based on lack of diversity jurisdiction. Because of the uncertainty of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Barbara B. Sack v. V. T. Low, Doing Business as a Partnership Under the Name of Bear, Stearns & Co., and Richard W. SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Eugene A. CEMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Steve D. Thompson Trucking, Inc. v. Dorsey Trailers, Inc. And Dyro-Tech Industries, Inc., D/B/A "Cor Tec"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- American National Bank & Trust Co. v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
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