EAGLIN v. COOK COUNTY HOSP.

No. 1-90-1581.

592 N.E.2d 205 (1992)

227 Ill. App.3d 724

169 Ill.Dec. 718

Daisy EAGLIN, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Carrie Dunklin, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL and Cook County Board of Commissioners, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Frank Oles, Maureen D. Yamashiro, of counsel) for defendants-appellants.

Donald A. Shapiro, Ltd., Chicago (Donald A. Shapiro and David A. Statham, of counsel) for plaintiff-appellee.


Presiding Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a wrongful death action brought by plaintiff Daisy Eaglin, as administratrix of the estate of her sister, Carrie Dunklin, against defendants Cook County Hospital and Cook County Board of Commissioners, alleging medical malpractice. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and awarded damages in the amount of $1.5 million upon which the court entered...

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