MCCORRY v. GOONERATNE

Nos. 1-00-1954, 1-00-3352.

775 N.E.2d 591 (2002)

332 Ill. App.3d 935

266 Ill.Dec. 751

Richard McCORRY and Barbara McCorry, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Nihal GOONERATNE, and Evangelical Hospitals Corporation, f/k/a Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Defendants-Appellees (Thomas Hurley, Defendent).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

July 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ambrose & Cushing, P.C. of Chicago (John C. Ambrose, F. John Cushing III, Thomas M. Cushing and Marilyn Martin, of counsel), for appellant.

Cassiday, Schade & Gloor of Chicago (Rudolf G. Schade, Kyle R. Burkhardt and Donald F. Evansek, of counsel), for appellee.


Justice MCNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

After surgery left Richard McCorry paralyzed, he and his wife, Barbara McCorry, sued the surgeon, Dr. Thomas Hurley, the radiologist, Dr. Nihal Gooneratne, and Christ Hospital, where Hurley performed the surgery. The trial court granted Gooneratne's motion for summary judgment because it found no evidence that Gooneratne's alleged negligence had any causal connection to the injuries. Plaintiffs appeal from that judgment...

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