BOVARA v. ST. FRANCIS HOSP.

No. 1-97-2972.

700 N.E.2d 143 (1998)

298 Ill. App.3d 1025

233 Ill.Dec. 42

Cheryl Haxby BOVARA, Indiv. and as Adm'r of the Estate of Albert Bovara, Deceased; Jennifer Bovara; Jamie Bovara; and Jonathan Bovara; Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, a corporation; Cardiovascular Renal Consultants, S.C., a corporation; Luke R. Pascale, M.D.; Dominick J. Allocco, M.D.; Roy C. Bliley, M.D.; and Joseph W. Edgett, M.D.; Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

August 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Power, Rogers & Smith, P.C., Chicago (Joseph A. Power, Jr., Devon C. Bruce, of counsel), for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago (Helaine W. Heydemann, John T. Benz, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees.


Presiding Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Cheryl Haxby Bovara, individually and as administrator of the estate of Albert Bovara, deceased; Jennifer Bovara; Jamie Bovara; and Jonathan Bovara, appeal from the entry of summary judgment by the circuit court of Cook County in favor of defendants Roy C. Bliley, M.D., and Joseph W. Edgett, M.D.

At issue is whether a physician-patient relationship was formed between Drs. Bliley and Edgett...

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