People v. Dotson

On April 5, 1982, the plaintiff-appellant, Diane Gayle Lutes, as administrator of the estate of Shawna Renae Lutes, deceased, filed a Page 114 one-count complaint sounding in medical malpractice against the defendants-appellees, William J. Farley, M.D., and Mary Bradish, a midwife. The defendants filed separate motions for judgment in their favor pursuant to section 48(e) of the Civil Practice Act, now section 2-619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110, par. 48(e), now Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 2-619). Following a hearing, the trial court granted the defendants motions and entered judgment in their favor. The plaintiff appealed.