Knappenberger v. Gordon

Plaintiff administrator filed suit against eight defendants to recover damages under the Illinois Dram Shop Act for loss of support to the -widow and children of the decedent. Two defendants leave the scene by way of dismissal—five defendants contested the action and one was defaulted. The jury returned a verdict finding in favor of five defendants and assessed damages against the defaulted defendant in the sum of “none dollars.” The verdict was accepted as to the five defendants and the jury returned to the jury room to reconsider their verdict as to the defaulted defendant. They returned…