Dardeen v. Heartland Manor, Inc.
Case Date: 12/31/1969
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: 85917
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Dardeen v. Heartland Manor (Ill. S.Ct.) Docket No. 85917-Agenda 11-January 1999. IRIS DARDEEN, Adm'r of the Estate of Alma Head, Deceased,Appellant, v. HEARTLAND MANOR, INC., Appellee.Opinion filed April 15, 1999. JUSTICE McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court: At issue in this appeal is whether an amendment to section 3-602 of the Nursing Home Care Act(Act) (210 ILCS 45/3-602(West 1996)) should be given retroactive effect. Prior to the amendment, section 3-602 required alicensee to pay treble damagesplus costs and attorney fees to a facility resident for a violation of the resident's rights under articleII, part 1, of the Act (see 210ILCS 45/2-101 et seq. (West 1994)). Public Act 89-197 (Pub. Act 89-197, |