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· 12/14/1987

Smith v. Cook County Hospital

Citations

  • 518 N.E.2d 336
  • 164 Ill. App. 3d 857
  • 115 Ill. Dec. 811
  • 1987 Ill. App. LEXIS 3662

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Six months was a reasonable time within which [the plaintiff] could have filed his complaint after the alleged fraud was discovered.”
  • plaintiff suffering continuing back and leg pain cannot successfully claim doctor’s silence concealed injury
  • point at which injured person becomes possessed of sufficient information concerning its injury and cause can be decided as a matter of law where facts are undisputed and only one conclusion may be drawn from them
  • point at which injured person becomes possessed of sufficient information concerning its injury and cause can be decided as a matter of law where facts are undisputed and only one conclusion may be drawn from them
  • no' fiduciary relationship exception to the due diligence requirement
  • six months was “ample time”

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Judges: Quinlan

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