Supreme Court of Illinois

In a suit for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while he was awaiting treatment at a hospital resulting in a jury verdict in favor of defendants, reversal of the judgement is affirmed where the circuit court erred in dismissing plaintiff's res ipsa loquitur count on the pleadings. The appellate court's determination that circuit court was correct when it barred plaintiff from pursuing his claims that defendants' should be held liable for failure to search him for contraband is reversed. The case is remanded for a new trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2007
• Published 11/01/2007

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Marc Chemers, Edward H. Nielsen and Scott L. Howie, of Pretzel & Stouffer, Chrtd., Chicago, for appellant Daniela Roberts., Michael E. Prangle and Benjamin E. Patterson, of Hall Prangle & Schoonveld, LLC, and Hugh C. Griffin and Adam L. Frankel, of Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP, all of Chicago, for appellants Josephine Onyema et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lawrence R. Kream and Sharon K. O'Connell, of David J. DeJong & Associates, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.