Charleston v. Larson

Plaintiff Vita Charleston appeals from an order of the circuit court granting defendant Dr. John Larson’s section 2 — 615 motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 1994)), which alleged that she suffered injuries as a result of the negligence of defendant and Andrew Thain. Plaintiff also appeals the court’s denial of her motion to amend her complaint. On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) the trial court improperly dismissed plaintiffs action because defendant owed plaintiff a duty of care based on the theories of a special relationship between plaintiff and defendant…