MARSHALL v. U. OF CHICAGO HOSP. & CLINICS

No. 86-2789.

165 Ill. App.3d 754 (1987)

520 N.E.2d 740

JACQUELINE RAE MARSHALL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS AND CLINICS et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed December 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Anderson III, Hugh C. Griffin, and Diane I. Jennings, all of Lord, Bissell & Brook, of Chicago, for appellants.

Lidov & Block, of Chicago, for appellee.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

JUSTICE BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff brought a medical malpractice action against the defendant hospitals because she got pregnant with her fifth child approximately 11 months after elective surgical sterilization by tubal ligation. Plaintiff's original complaint alleged that because of the negligent tubal ligation, she became pregnant. When the negligent count was dropped, plaintiff filed an...

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