Patton v. D. Rhodes, Ltd.

The plaintiff, Arlene Patton, as administrator of the estate of Gilbert C. Patton, deceased, brought suit against defendants, D. Rhodes, Ltd., and Moritz Corporation, under section 6 — 21 of the Dramshop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 43, par. 135). The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $62,000, which was reduced because of statutory limitations to $26,374.50. The dramshop defendants filed a post-trial motion to reduce damages, praying that the judgment be reduced to zero by virtue of crediting a $100,000 wrongful death settlement from the driver of the other…