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EDWARDS v. U. OF CHICAGO HOSP. & CLINICS

No. 84-1040.

137 Ill. App.3d 485 (1985)

484 N.E.2d 1100

RUBY EDWARDS, a Minor by Mary Phillips, her Next Friend, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Rehearing denied November 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marks, Marks & Kaplan, Ltd., of Chicago (Robert M. Mann, of counsel), for appellant.

Jenner & Block, of Chicago (David P. Sanders and Barry Levenstam, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Mary Phillips filed the instant defamation action on behalf of her daughter, plaintiff Ruby Edwards, a 14-year-old unmarried girl. It was claimed that a diagnosis of "atopic [sic] pregnancy" contained in insurance claim forms submitted by defendant, the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, to Ms. Phillips' health insurance company imputed unchastity on the part of the plaintiff...

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