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CHARLES v. SEIGFRIED

Nos. 76617, 77438.

651 N.E.2d 154 (1995)

165 Ill.2d 482

209 Ill.Dec. 226

Robert CHARLES, Adm'r of the Estate of Lynn Sue Charles, Deceased, Appellee, v. Alan SEIGFRIED, Appellant. Paula L. BZDEK, a Minor, By Her Father and Next Friend, Robert J. BZDEK, Appellee, v. Susan M. TOWNSLEY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan (Michael T. Reagan, and Michael C. Jansz, of counsel), Ottawa, for appellant in No. 76617.

Stephen B. Morris, Hamilton, for appellee, in No. 76617.

Steven L. Larson, John W. Barbian and Linda E. Spring, of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Waukegan, for appellants, in No. 77438.

Baskin, Server, Berke & Weinstein, & Spiro, Chicago (John R. Malkinson, of counsel), for appellee, in No. 77438.

Chief Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

In these two, consolidated appeals, the plaintiffs ask this court to recognize a cause of action against social hosts for serving alcoholic beverages to minors who are subsequently injured. Both appeals arise from a circuit court dismissal of the plaintiff's complaint. The circuit courts held that, according to long-established precedent, social host liability does not exist in Illinois. For the reasons stated...

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