DACHS v. LOUIS A. WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 86-1954.

156 Ill. App.3d 465 (1987)

509 N.E.2d 489

JOAN DACHS, Adm'r of the Estate of Zev N. Dachs, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOUIS A. WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant (Solomon Sobel, Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed May 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lord, Bissel & Brook, of Chicago (William C. Anderson III, Hugh C. Griffin, and Dianne I. Jennings, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Sneckenberg & Associates, Ltd., and Bradley, Bradley & Nedderman, both of Chicago (William N. Sneckenberg, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the statute of limitations for a wrongful death lawsuit, based upon medical malpractice and brought on behalf of minor children of decedent, is tolled during the minority of decedent's children.

Decedent, Zev N. Dachs, died on December 16, 1973, after receiving medical treatment from defendants Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital (hospital...

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