Judgment affirmed.
Mr. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:
The single issue before us is whether a release executed by the administrator of an estate in settlement of a claim under the Wrongful Death Act precludes a subsequent recovery by the lineal heirs of the deceased for loss of support under the Dramshop Act.
Stanley J. Witek was killed on August 22, 1973, as the result of a collision between his vehicle and a train operated...
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