CARROLL v. PADDOCK

Nos. 90771, 90772, 90778.

764 N.E.2d 1118 (2002)

199 Ill.2d 16

262 Ill.Dec. 1

Paul D. CARROLL, as Adm'r of the Estate of Joshua A. Carroll, Deceased, Appellee, v. Jerry PADDOCK et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

February 7, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan H. Johnson, Robert C. Bollinger, of Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson, Griffith & Walsh, Ltd., Decatur, for appellants Jerry Paddock, Rod Neeson and the Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties.

Richard F. Record, Jr., John F. Watson, of Craig & Craig, Mattoon, for appellant Hospital & Medical Foundation of Paris, Inc.

Stephen J. Hough, of Croegaert, Clark & Hough, Ltd., Olney, for appellant Mamerto Guinto.

Brent D. Holmes, Jason M. Crowder, of Heller, Holmes & Associates, P.C., Mattoon, for appellee.


Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a not-for-profit charitable hospital and a not-for-profit mental-health-care organization are "local public entities" within the meaning of section 1-206 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Tort Immunity Act (Tort Immunity Act or Act) (745 ILCS 10/1-206 (West 2000)). Plaintiff, Paul D. Carroll, as administrator of his...

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