PEARCE v. ST. JOHN

No. 36239.

22 Ill.2d 412 (1961)

176 N.E.2d 794

EUNICE L. PEARCE et al., Appellees, v. FLORIS ST. JOHN et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HUGH M. MATCHETT, of Chicago, for appellants.

MORAN, KLOCKAU, McCARTHY, SCHUBERT & HENSS, of Rock Island, (DONALD A. HENSS, of counsel,) for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

Eunice L. Pearce, suing for herself and as the mother and next friend of her minor children, brought this action for damages against the owners and operators of numerous taverns alleged to have been frequented by her former husband, from whom she is now divorced. Upon motions of the defendants, six of the seven counts contained in the complaint were dismissed. The plaintiff appealed...

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