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STIFFLER v. LUTHERAN HOSP.

No. 91-2088.

965 F.2d 137 (1992)

Mae G. STIFFLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LUTHERAN HOSPITAL, d/b/a Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Clary (argued), Danville, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Karen L. Kendall (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Ill., James C. Kearns, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Urbana, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This case raises subtle issues about the scope of Illinois' medical malpractice statute of repose. On November 23, 1981, Indiana resident Mae G. Stiffler underwent surgery for a hiatal hernia at the Lutheran Hospital of Hoopeston, Illinois. The operation was a complete success — or so she thought until she began experiencing abdominal pains more than four years later. Exploratory surgery on August 4, 1987 revealed that the source of Stiffler...

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