Colonial Inn Motor Lodge, Inc. Ex Rel. Cincinnati Insurance v. Gay

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEIGER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Colonial Inn Motor Lodge, Inc., on behalf of its insurance carrier, the Cincinnati Insurance Company, sued Greg Gay (the defendant) and Stash O’Neil’s/Hard Times, Inc. (Stash O’Neil’s), in case No. 93—L—73 for damages from an explosion the defendant allegedly caused by driving into the plaintiff’s building, the Colonial Inn. The plaintiff sued the defendant in negligence and sought recovery against Stash O’Neil’s under the Dramshop Act (235 ILCS 5/6 — 21 (West 1994)). In case No. 94—L—394, Antonio and Joanne Lubrano…