Schaefer v. Sippel

Plaintiff appeals from an order entered pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 218 and 219(c) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch 110A, pars. 218, 219(c)), dismissing his complaint for failing to disclose any expert witness during a pretrial conference. We reverse and remand. The pertinent facts follow.

This action was filed on June 24, 1974, to recover damages aUegedly sustained by plaintiff when he underwent “a needless and dangerous exploratory operation of the abdomen.” Plaintiff aUeged that it was the various negligent acts of the several defendants which caused him to undergo said operation, and thus…