TURNER v. NAMA

No. 1-96-3317.

689 N.E.2d 303 (1997)

294 Ill. App.3d 19

228 Ill.Dec. 431

Sheila TURNER, Special Adm. of the Estate of Lura Nelson, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Prabhavthi G. NAMA, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Cirignani & Associates, Chicago (Deborah A Heller and Wm. A Cirignani, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant

Baker & McKenzie, Chicago (Michael A Pollard, Michael J. Wagner and David G. Wix, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellee.


Justice RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

The estate of Lura Nelson, plaintiff, filed this medical malpractice claim against Prabhavthi G. Nama, defendant, alleging that defendant failed to notify decedent that her Pap smear tested positive for carcinoma. The trial court granted defendant's motion to dismiss on the basis that plaintiff's complaint was not filed within the statute of repose period set forth in section 13-212(a) of the Limitations Act (735...

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