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IN RE ESTATE OF AUSTWICK

No. 1-93-4431.

656 N.E.2d 779 (1995)

275 Ill.App.3d 769

212 Ill.Dec. 182

In re the ESTATE OF Lucille AUSTWICK, a Disabled Person (Patrick T. Murphy, Cook County Public Guardian, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John B. Lower, Director, Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing October 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Advocacy Service, Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Chicago (Ellen Holden Clark, Barbara J. Sosin, Laurel Whitehouse Spahn, of counsel), for Appellant.

Patrick T. Murphy, Public Guardian, County of Cook, Chicago, for Appellee.

MODIFIED ON DENIAL OF REHEARING

Justice SHEILA M. O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 30, 1993, the Cook County Public Guardian filed an emergency petition pursuant to section 2-110 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (405 ILCS 5/2-110 (West 1992)) seeking authorization to consent to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for his ward, 81-year-old Lucille Austwick. Following a hearing, the trial court granted the petition...

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