Legal Opinion
Childers v. Modglin
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 3, 1954No. Term 54-F-4PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Scheineman
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiffs brought this suit under the Dramshop Act, they being the wife and ten children of Floyd Childers who is alleged to have been permanently injured by an intoxicated person. The latter’s intoxication is alleged to have been caused by liquor obtained in the business establishments of the several defendants.
The theory of the complaint was that the plaintiffs were entitled to recover the full amount of their respective damages for loss of support, up to a maximum of $15,000 for each plaintiff. The defendants moved…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Howlett v. DoglioIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
- Jones v. PeblerIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Scott v. Freeport Motor Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Inter-State Water Co. v. City of DanvilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Stecher v. People ex rel. MortonIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Dillon v. NathanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
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- Steller v. MilesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
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