Lawlor v. State ex rel. Shatto
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Hancock Circuit Court; Robert L. Mason, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Sadie Shatto and others, against Thomas Lawlor and others. From a judgment for relators, the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLairy, J.
— This action was brought in the Marion Circuit Court on a retail liquor license bond, executed by appellant Thomas Lawlor, as principal, and appellants Terre Haute Brewing Company and Maurice Donnelly, as sureties. The suit was instituted by the widow and minor children of Jesse Shatto, deceased, to recover damages for the loss of their means of support. It was alleged that decedent was killed by a switch engine while he was intoxicated, and that such intoxication was produced by liquor illegally sold to him by Lawlor or his agents.
The complaint was in one paragraph, and appellants answered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Pierce v. PierceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1897
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- Krant v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
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