Legal Opinion
Robertson v. White
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 11, 1956No. Gen. 46,779PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE SCHWARTZ
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action under the Dram Shop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, Ch. 43, Par. 135). The complaint charges that the defendants in the operation of their dram shop served liquor to one Blakely, contributing to his intoxication; that as a result of his intoxication Blakely drove his automobile over Steven Robertson, plaintiff’s four-year-old son, causing his death, and that thereby plaintiff suffered loss of means of support for which she seeks $15,000 damages. Plaintiff was required to answer interrogatories which disclosed that the decedent had…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Orlicki v. McCarthyIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Howlett v. DoglioIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
- City of Chicago v. MajorIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
- Cruse v. AdenIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Wilcox v. BierdIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1979. Appeals of American Airlines, Inc. And McDonnell Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Clymer v. WebsterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
- Miller Ex Rel. Miller v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
- Lichter v. ScherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Weiner v. TrasattiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
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