Legal Opinion

Bell v. Poindexter

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 28, 1949No. Gen. No. 9,631PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat

In this action under the Dram Shop Act, a complaint, as amended, was stricken on motion. Upon an election to stand on the pleadings, the suit was dismissed at plaintiff’s costs, from which order this appeal follows.

The original complaint consisted of four counts, all alleging that plaintiff, Ronald Lee Bell, was a minor under the age of one year; that Virgil Baird was his guardian; that such minor was a son and only heir of Carl F.Bell, deceased, who, in his lifetime, was a salesman earning, annually, $5,000, which went for the support of himself and son; that James Poindexter, on September…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bennett v. Auditorium Building Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1939
  2. Blackwell v. FernandezAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
  3. Pilkins v. HansNebraska Supreme Court · 1910

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Whisman v. FawcettIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Morris v. Farley Enterprises, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Foster v. Purdue University Chapter, the Beta Mu of Beta Theta PiIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Burnley v. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
  5. Tate v. CoonceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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