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WELLS v. TRAVIS

No. 2-95-0686.

672 N.E.2d 789 (1996)

284 Ill. App.3d 282

219 Ill.Dec. 936

Elsie WELLS, Indiv. and as Adm'r of the Estate of Robert Wells, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Douglas TRAVIS and Karim Valika, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Rose (on brief), Kanoski & Associates, Peoria, Michael A. Fleming (on brief), Cusack, Fleming, Gilfillan & O'Day, Peoria, for Elsie Wells.

Louis A. Varchetto, Wylie, Mulherin, Rehfeldt & Varchetto, Wheaton, for Douglas Travis MD.

Robert A. Strelecky and Barbara M. Prohaska (on brief), Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Lisle, for Karim Valika MD.

Justice DOYLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This case examines the question of when plaintiff received sufficient information under the discovery rule to trigger the running of the limitations period in a medical malpractice action.

On February 3, 1993, plaintiff, Elsie Wells, special administrator of the estate of Robert G. Wells (decedent), sued defendant, Douglas Travis, M.D. (Travis), alleging a cause...

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