Chapman v. Powers

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a suit for personal injury brought against a tavern owner under section 14 of the Dram Shop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 43, § 135) and against the alleged intoxicated person who inflicted injuries on the plaintiff in the defendant’s tavern. Judgment for the plaintiff was entered against both defendants. This is an appeal by the tavern owner, John H. Powers.

On April 14, 1969, plaintiff Arthur Chapman, a painter by trade, entered defendant John H. Powers’ tavern to meet a person concerning a painting bid on a house. He was…