Appellate Court of Illinois April 27, 1995, 3-94-0741 (Lewis v. Stoval)

PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff-appellee, Laura Lewis, brought an action against the defendant-appellant, Dr. Richard Stoval, alleging negligence in the failure to diagnose and treat an infection which developed following total knee replacement surgery. The jury found for the plaintiff, and a judgment was subsequently entered in the amount of $268,135.