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ELDRIDGE v. ELI LILLY & CO.

No. 4-85-0328.

138 Ill. App.3d 124 (1985)

485 N.E.2d 551

JAMES E. ELDRIDGE, Indiv. and as Adm'r of the Estate of Anna Eldridge, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELI LILLY & COMPANY et al., Defendants (Brown Drug Company, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed November 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Costello, Long, Young & Dvorak, of Springfield, for appellant.

Scholz, Staff & Palmer, of Quincy (James L. Palmer, of counsel), for appellee.

Order affirmed.

JUSTICE McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, James Eldridge, brought this action for the wrongful death of Anna Eldridge. The plaintiff's complaint alleged the death resulted from an overdose of drugs, including one commonly known as Darvon. The plaintiff sued Thomas Westerhoff, the physician who prescribed the drugs, Eli Lilly & Company, the manufacturer of the...

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