Legal Opinion
Cuthbertson v. Axelrod
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 14, 1996No. 1-94-4312PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cousins
The plaintiff, Samme Cuthbertson, acting individually and as special administrator of the estate of Joseph Cuthbertson, deceased, filed a malpractice complaint against the appellees, Dr. Ephraim Axelrod, Dr. Shakuntala Rajagopal, Dr. Yang Alrenga, and Westlake Community Hospital. The appellees moved to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint under sections 2 — 619 and 2 — 622 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619, 2 — 622 (West 1994)) because the complaint’s affidavit and medical report did not comply with section 2 — 622. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss with prejudice and…
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