CARTER v. JOHNSON

No. 1-91-1355.

617 N.E.2d 260 (1993)

247 Ill. App.3d 291

187 Ill.Dec. 52

Anna CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Walter JOHNSON, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

May 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley L. Hill & Associates, P.C., Chicago, (Stanley L. Hill, Darlene A. Blaszczak, Christopher W. Graul, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, (Williams P. Dorr, Hugh C. Griffin, Diane I. Jennings, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.


Justice SCARIANO delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 23, 1978, plaintiff Anna Carter consulted defendant Walter Johnson, M.D., regarding abnormal menstrual bleeding accompanied by abdominal pain which she had been experiencing for some time. After examination, defendant diagnosed her as suffering from a degenerating fibroid tumor approximately as large as a three month pregnancy inside her uterus. Defendant decided that the proper treatment was simply...

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