GREEN v. HUSSEY

Gen. No. 53,715.

127 Ill. App.2d 174 (1970)

262 N.E.2d 156

Harriet Green, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank L. Hussey, M.D., and Lutheran General and Deaconess Hospitals, an Illinois Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

June 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith and Munson, of Chicago (Lester E. Munson and Lester E. Munson, Jr., of counsel), for appellant.

Howard and French, of Chicago (Richard G. French, of counsel), and Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban and Fuller, of Chicago (John M. Moelmann and D. Kendall Griffith, of counsel), for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a medical malpractice action. Plaintiff alleged that defendants, subsequent to breast cancer surgery and without first obtaining plaintiff's "informed consent," undertook a postoperation series of cobalt and X-ray treatments on her, which damaged her severely. The issue presented for review is whether the trial court properly directed a verdict in favor of defendants at the close of plaintiff's case.<...

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