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ANDERSON v. WAGNER

Nos. 50880, 50980, 50981.

79 Ill.2d 295 (1979)

402 N.E.2d 560

THOMAS ANDERSON et al., Appellants, v. WILLIAM WAGNER, Appellee. — CAROL C. WOODWARD, Indiv. and as Adm'r, Appellee, v. BURNHAM CITY HOSPITAL et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen O. Willoughby, of Decatur, for appellants.

Armstrong, Erickson & Davis, Ltd., of Decatur, for appellee.

Harry L. Kinser and Kenneth C. Robins, of Chicago (McLaughlin, Kinser & Bryant, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Hospital Association.

Vance I. Kepley, of Reno, O'Byrne & Kepley, of Champaign, for appellant Burnham City Hospital.

Phillips, Phebus, Tummelson & Bryan, of Urbana (Hurshal C. Tummelson and Birch E. Morgan, of counsel), for appellant George Green.

Leonard M. Ring & Associates, of Chicago (Leonard M. Ring and Richard L. Wattling, of counsel), for appellee Carol C. Woodward.

Harry L. Kinser and Kenneth C. Robins, of Chicago (McLaughlin, Kinser & Bryant, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Hospital Association.

Judgment affirmed. Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

These consolidated cases involve the validity of section 21.1 of the Limitations Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 83, par. 22.1), which provides for a special limitation period for medical malpractice actions against physicians and hospitals. One panel of the Fourth District Appellate Court in cause...

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