MURPHY v. ATON

No. 5-94-0659.

657 N.E.2d 1209 (1995)

276 Ill.App.3d 127

212 Ill.Dec. 864

Dorothy MURPHY, Administrator of the Estate of Barbara Waltrip, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. Guy ATON, Defendant, and Alton Memorial Hospital, Dr. Lewis Gary, and Dr. John Hoelscher, Respondents in Discovery/Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Ordered Published November 20, 1995.

Decided November 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron J. Sims, Phelps, Kasten, Ruyle & Burns, Carlinville, for Appellant.

Kim Roger Luther, Darren E. Daley, Luther & Associates, St. Louis, Missouri, for Dr. Lewis Gary.

J. Todd Hayes, Lisa K. Franke, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, Illinois, for Alton Memorial Hospital.

Karen L. Kendall, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Illinois; Robert H. Shultz, Jr., Edwardsville, Illinois, for Dr. John Hoelscher.


Presiding Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Dorothy Murphy, appeals from a Madison County circuit court order dismissing Alton Memorial Hospital, Dr. Gary Lewis, and Dr. John Hoelscher as respondents in discovery/defendants (respondents) in plaintiff's lawsuit.

According to plaintiff's pleadings, Barbara Waltrip died on October 7, 1991, as a result of septicemia from an untreated E. Coli infection. She was survived by two minor children...

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