RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER v. SESSIONS

Nos. 112906, 112993.

980 N.E.2d 45 (2012)

2012 IL 112906

366 Ill. Dec. 245

RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant, v. Roger SESSIONS et al., Trustees, Appellees (The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Intervening Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied November 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Hellige , John T. Brooks , David B. Goroff and Erika A. Alley , Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, Springfield ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Richard S. Huszagh , Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for intervenor-appellant.

Edward T. Joyce and Jennifer L. Doherty , Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Rush University Medical Center, filed a three-count complaint against defendants, the trustees of two trusts that were created by Robert W. Sessions. Plaintiff sought payment of $1.5 million from the trusts based on a philanthropic pledge that Sessions had made to plaintiff before he died. The third count of the complaint...

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