Balice v. Weiand

Louis Balice filed a complaint under the provisions of the Dram Shop Act against William J. Weiand and Daniel D. McCarthy, for damages because of injuries suffered in a tavern at 1010 North Clark Street, Chicago. McCarthy owned the real estate and Weiand, the lessee, owned and operated the tavern. The defendants appeal from a judgment on a verdict for $15,000.

Plaintiff, who lived in the vicinity of the tavern, testified that he came into the tavern at about 1:15 a. m. on April 11, 1959. The building housing the tavern is on the west side of Clark Street. The bar runs east and west along the…