SCARDINA v. COLLETTI

Gen. No. 49,659.

63 Ill. App.2d 481 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 762

Peter Scardina, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Scardina, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Michael J. Colletti, Defendant-Appellee, and Norwegian American Hospital, a Hospital Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Third Division.

October 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Thompson, of Chicago, for appellant.

Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, of Chicago (Charles M. Rush and John M. O'Connor, Jr., of counsel), for appellee, Dr. Michael J. Colletti; Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago (Jay M. Smyser and William P. Butler, of counsel), for appellee, Norwegian American Hospital.


MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Peter Scardina, administrator of the estate of Joseph Scardina, deceased, brings this appeal from the judgment entered on the court-directed verdict finding the defendants "not guilty" at the close of the plaintiff's evidence.

Two issues are presented to this court by this appeal: whether the motion for a directed verdict was properly...

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