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PRATHER v. DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 14272.

51 Ill. App.3d 1027 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 476

CLARENCE PRATHER et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed August 31, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denis McGrady, Jr., of McGrady and McGrady, of Gillespie, for appellants.

Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, of Decatur, for appellee Decatur Memorial Hospital.

John P. Ewart and Richard F. Record, Jr., both of Craig & Craig, of Mattoon, for appellees John L. Hubbard and Joseph P. Velek.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns the meaning and application of section 8 of Public Law 79-1434, effective September 19, 1976, which amended section 34 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1976 Supp., ch. 110, par. 34) to now state that in a complaint or counterclaim seeking money damages for personal injuries no "ad damnum may be pleaded...

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