ROBERTSON v. WHITE

Gen. No. 46,779.

11 Ill. App.2d 177 (1956)

136 N.E.2d 550

Jacqueline Robertson, Administrator of Estate of Steven C. Robertson, Deceased, and Jacqueline Robertson, Appellants, v. Erin White, Harold Weil and Harry Wolff, d/b/a Dearborn Liquor Store and Tavern, and John Blakely, Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

Released for publication September 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Barbera, of Chicago, for appellants; Charles D. Snewind, of Chicago, of counsel.

Robert L. Brody, and George J. Gore, both of Chicago, for appellees; Robert L. Brody, of Chicago, of counsel.


JUDGE SCHWARTZ delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action under the Dram Shop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, Ch. 43, Par. 135). The complaint charges that the defendants in the operation of their dram shop served liquor to one Blakely, contributing to his intoxication; that as a result of his intoxication Blakely drove his automobile over Steven Robertson, plaintiff's four-year-old son, causing his death, and that thereby plaintiff suffered loss of means of...

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