SMALL v. ST. FRANCIS HOSP.

No. 1-90-1249.

581 N.E.2d 154 (1991)

220 Ill. App.3d 537

163 Ill.Dec. 203

Winifred SMALL, as Independent Executor of the Estate of Rene Roughny, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL; Ronald L. Silver, M.D.; Chris Costas, M.D.; Robert Fitzgibbons, M.D.; Kevin S. Halstuk, M.D.; and Gary J. Novak, M.D., Defendants (Where the Cars R, Ltd., Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

September 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Querrey & Harrow, Ltd., Chicago (Michael Resis, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd., Chicago (Kristin M. Boyer and David A. Statham, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.


Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Where The Cars R, Ltd. sold an automobile to Alexander Shlepakov (Alexander), an unlicensed minor. Thereafter, while driving the purchased car, Alexander struck and killed Rene Roughny. Plaintiff Winifred Small, as executor of Roughny's estate, brought suit against defendant under a negligent entrustment theory. Plaintiff appeals from the circuit court's order granting defendant's motion to dismiss for failure...

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