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Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital and Its Legacy

will mark the fortieth anniversary of the Illinois Supreme Court's landmark decision in the case of Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital.' This paper examines the impact that Darling and its progeny have had and continue to have on hospital liability over the last four decades. Part I is an analysis of the holdings in the Illinois Appellate Court and Supreme Court decisions themselves. Part II demonstrates Darling's impact on hospital agency liability theory. Part III identifies other changes in hospital liability jurisprudence effected and foreshadowed by Darling.