Williams v. Manchester

State: Illinois

Docket No: 104524 Rel

Case Date: 04/03/2008

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

MICHELLE WILLIAMS, Indiv. and as Special Adm'r of the Estate of Baby Doe, Deceased, Appellee, v. JOHN C. MANCHESTER, Appellant. Opinion filed April 3, 2008.

JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Burke took no part in the decision.

OPINION This appeal focuses on a wrongful-death claim that plaintiff, Michelle Williams, brought in the circuit court of Cook County against defendant, John Manchester. Plaintiff sought damages for the death of her unborn child, Baby Doe. The circuit court entered summary judgment in favor of defendant on that claim, but a divided panel of the appellate court reversed. 372 Ill. App. 3d 211. We allowed defendant's petition for leave to appeal. 210 Ill. 2d R. 315(a). We now vacate in part the judgment of the appellate court and remand the cause to the circuit court for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND The record, which includes plaintiff's deposition testimony, contains the following pertinent evidence. In October 2002, plaintiff was 10

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