TORRES v. WALSH

No. 57281.

98 Ill.2d 338 (1983)

456 N.E.2d 601

ELIAS TORRES et al., Plaintiffs, v. ALFRED T. WALSH, Judge, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Modified on denial of rehearing December 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan C. Mendelson and Barry S. Grossman, of Chicago, for plaintiffs.

John R. Fielding, Special Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, for defendant Alfred T. Walsh.

Johnson, Cusack & Bell, Ltd., of Chicago (Brian C. Fetzer and Thomas H. Fegan, of counsel), for defendants Thomas P. Lake et al.

Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago (D. Kendall Griffith and Anthony J. Alholm, of counsel), for defendant Memorial Medical Center.

Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey and John T. Coleman, of counsel), for defendants Choon Bong Choi and Springfield Clinic Facilities, Inc.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, of Chicago (Mark C. Fedota and Marcia B. Orr, of counsel), for defendants Richard B. McCormick and Physicians Group Clinic, S.C.

Peterson, Ross, Schloerb & Seidel, of Chicago (J. Richard Childers, John M. Duczynski, and Thomas White, of counsel), for defendants Illinois, Inc., d/b/a Springfield Community Hospital et al.

French, Rogers, Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.C., of Chicago (Richard G. French, Gilbert J. Rogers, and Robert S. Burtker, of counsel), for defendant Walter Wheelhouse.

Haskell & Perrin, of Chicago (Willis R. Tribler, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Defense Counsel.

Winston & Strawn, of Chicago (Calvin Sawyier and James Fletcher, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois State Medical Society.

Kenneth Robbins, of Naperville, for amicus curiae Illinois Hospital Association.

George M. Elsener, Albert F. Hofeld, and Jeffrey W. Williams, of Chicago, and Howard H. Braverman, of Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Bar Association.

Thomas L. Hayward, Jr., John F. McCarthy, and Robert A. Clifford, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Chicago Bar Association.


Writ denied.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought in the circuit court of Cook County by Elias and Celia Torres seeking damages which resulted from an automobile collision on November 21, 1981, and from alleged medical malpractice following that accident which rendered Elias Torres a quadriplegic.

Plaintiffs' complaint alleges that on November 21, 1981, at 5:20 p.m. defendant Dale Palmer was operating his automobile...

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