ADKINS v. SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEA. CTR.

No. 65987.

129 Ill.2d 497 (1989)

544 N.E.2d 733

LEWIS E. ADKINS, M.D., Appellant, v. SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent Masterson Brown, of Lexington, Kentucky, and Richard H. Parsons, of Peoria, for appellant.

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Springfield (Frederick P. Velde and Daniel R. Simmons, of counsel), for appellee.


Appellate court affirmed.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Dr. Lewis E. Adkins, a physician, brought this suit in the circuit court of Coles County against the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (the Center), a small private hospital located in Charleston, Illinois, and several physicians serving on the Center's peer review committees. The suit challenged the Center's decision to deny his annual reapplication for staff privileges and to impose...

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