Thompson v. Tranberg

Cindy Thompson, a minor, was severely injured when she was struck by a car driven by an allegedly intoxicated driver, Glenn Theroux. An action was filed on behalf of the minor against the defendants Patricia Tranberg and Denise Caraher, as operators of “Pat’s Den,” and against the defendant Edward O’Neill, the operator of “Hilltop Tap,” alleging violation of the Liquor Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 43, par. 135), commonly referred to as the Dramshop Act. Margaret Hansen, the mother of Cindy Thompson, individually, joined in the suit claiming injury to her property caused by her…