Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. MacNeal Memorial Hospital
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 8, 1969No. Gen. 51,893PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCORMICK
The plaintiff, Mrs. Frances Cunningham, was admitted to MacNeal Memorial Hospital in May 1960. While there she received several transfusions of whole blood and was infected with serum hepatitis, requiring that she have additional hospitalization.
The plaintiff filed a complaint praying for judgment in the sum of “$50,000.00 or such greater or lesser sum as the court or jury may award.” On October 14, 1966, a second amended complaint was filed, the one with which we are concerned. In that complaint the plaintiff made the following allegations, among others:
“That the defendant, MacNeal Memorial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Perlmutter v. Beth David HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Inc. v. CappsTexas Supreme Court · 1942
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Cunningham v. MacNeal Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Providence Hospital v. TrulyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- People v. FlenonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- Doe v. Miles Laboratories, Cutter Laboratories Div.District Court, D. Maryland · 1987
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