Helmuth v. Bell
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to tlie Appellate Court for the Eirst District ; — heard in that court on writ of error to the City Court of the City of Aurora; the Hon. Russell P. Goodwin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
Sarah Bell, wife, and fhe other appellees, children of Arthur Bell, deceased, brought this action on the case against appellants, to recover for an “injury to their means of support,” in consequence of the intoxication and resulting death of said Arthur Bell.
The substance of the charge against the defendants, as appears from the declaration, is, that Jacob Helmuth, being engaged in the business of selling intoxicating liquors in the village of Yorkville, in Kendall county, this State, on the 16th of May, 1890, sold, gave and furnished Arthur Bell, James Wilcox and Frank Griffin intoxicating…
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