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SHEFTS v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-91-0020.

606 N.E.2d 90 (1992)

238 Ill. App.3d 37

179 Ill.Dec. 258

Stella SHEFTS, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Stanley Shefts, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 2, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert F. Hofeld and Howard Schaffner, of Hofeld and Schaffner, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kelly R. Welsh, Corp. Counsel of the City of Chicago (Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Benna Ruth Solomon, Chief Asst. Corp. Counsel, Brian Trubitt, Asst. Corp. Counsel, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Presiding Justice JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Stella Shefts, appeals from the circuit court's granting of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, the City of Chicago. In her complaint for wrongful death, Shefts alleges that on May 14, 1990, her husband became short of breath while at home and also began to perspire. Recognizing that her husband was having a heart attack, Shefts telephoned 911 to secure emergency medical help. Shefts...

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