GARCEZ v. MICHEL

No. 1-94-0926.

668 N.E.2d 194 (1996)

282 Ill. App.3d 346

218 Ill.Dec. 31

April GARCEZ, a Minor, By and Through CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY, the Guardian of Her Estate, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Fritz MICHEL, Michel-Picken Associates, S.C., Keith Knapp, Sr., and Knapp Medical Center, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. O'Leary of David J. DeJong and Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellant.

Williams & Montgomery, Ltd., Chicago (Lloyd E. Williams, Jr., Manya Pastalan Grant, of counsel), for Appellees Dr. Michel and Michel-Picken Associates.

Bresler, Harvick & Glenn, Chicago (Kevin J. Glenn, of counsel), for Appellees Dr. Knapp and Knapp Medical Center, Ltd.


Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, April Garcez ("April"), through her guardian, Chicago Title and Trust Company ("Trust"), sued defendant physicians to recover damages arising from their alleged medical negligence in connection with her birth. Prior to trial, plaintiff settled with defendant Mercy Hospital and Medical Center ("Mercy"), resulting in the dismissal of several codefendants from the action. During the course of the trial...

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