Thompson v. Tite

We reverse the summary judgment granted to defendants in this dramshop case. Plaintiff sued pursuant to the Liquor Control Act of 1934, commonly known as the Dramshop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 43, par. 135), for loss of means of support caused by an intoxicated person. The circuit court granted summary judgment because decedent had not kept his child support payments current.

A motion for summary judgment is properly granted when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110, par. 2—1005;…