BROWN v. MOAWAD

No. 1-89-1359.

570 N.E.2d 490 (1991)

211 Ill. App.3d 516

156 Ill.Dec. 14

Nancy BROWN, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Mary Ann Conway, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Atef MOAWAD; Dr. John Sholl; Dr. Neil Angerman; Dr. Alan Schwartz; Dr. James Schulak; and The University of Chicago Hospital & Clinics, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

March 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goldberg & Goldberg, Chicago (Barth H. Goldberg, of counsel), David A. Novoselsky & Associates, Chicago (David A. Novoselsky and Tammy A. Koester, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chtd., Chicago (Neil K. Quinn, Maryanne H. Capron, Robert Marc Chemers and Michael G. Bruton, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.


Presiding Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

Mary Ann Conway (the decedent) was admitted to the University of Chicago Hospital (Hospital) on July 21, 1978. At the time of her admission she was six days postpartum, and pursuant to hospital policy, she was admitted to the obstetrical and gynecological service. Her chief complaint on admission was severe back pain and shortness of breath. The following day the decedent left the Hospital against medical...

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