O'DONNELL v. HOLY FAMILY HOSP.

No. 1-96-2579.

682 N.E.2d 386 (1997)

289 Ill. App.3d 634

224 Ill.Dec. 825

Michael O'DONNELL and Kathryn Hunt, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Ryan O'Donnell, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL, a corporation, and Dr. Mustafa Kemal Yon, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Pfaff & Associates, Ltd., Chicago (Bruce R. Pfaff, Francis T. Timons, of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants.

John J. Walsh III, Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago (Robert Marc Chemers, Daniel G. Wills, of counsel), for appellee Holy Family Hospital.

Kimberly A. Wilkins, Kevin J. Glenn, Bresler, Harvick & Glenn Ltd., Chicago, for appellee Mustafa K. Yon, M.D.


Presiding Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs in this case say that 12 minutes was the difference between life and death for their son, Ryan. They also say that the actions or omissions of Dr. Mustafa Kemal Yon during that brief span of time are what caused Ryan's death. The jury found otherwise. This court must decide, among other things, whether the jury's verdict for the defendants was against the manifest weight of the evidence....

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