HARTNESS v. RUZICH

No. 5-85-0455.

155 Ill. App.3d 878 (1987)

508 N.E.2d 1071

DANETTE DEE HARTNESS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KATHERINE RUZICH, d/b/a KaJo's Tavern, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied June 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Hildebrand, of Brandt, Slate & Hildebrand, of Granite City, for appellant.

Thomas H. Boswell, of Mitchell, Brandon & Schmidt, of Carbondale, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Danette Dee Hartness commenced this action under the Dramshop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 43, par. 135) against defendant Katherine Ruzich, doing business as KaJo's Tavern, for personal injuries arising out of a May 9, 1982, collision between plaintiff's automobile and one driven by James Watson, the alleged intoxicated person. A Williamson County jury returned a verdict of ...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases