McCALLISTER v. delCASTILLO

No. 12338.

18 Ill. App.3d 1041 (1974)

310 N.E.2d 474

HAROLD E. McCALLISTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JULIO C. delCASTILLO, M.D., Defendant-Appellee — (BLESSING HOSPITAL, Defendant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

April 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay H. Janssen, of Peoria, for appellant.

R.P. O'Connell, of Quincy, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 15, 1970, defendant-appellee, Dr. Julio C. delCastillo, a neurosurgeon, performed surgery upon the left temporal area of the brain of plaintiff-appellant, Harold E. McCallister, for the purpose of removing a tumor. Plaintiff's post-operative recovery was unsatisfactory, and on January 24, 1970, the defendant again performed brain surgery and discovered that a small piece...

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