Newman v. Hoholik

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order of summary judgment entered in favor of defendants James A. and Patricia A. Hoholik doing business as The Teddy Bear (defendants).

On June 10, 1980, Rosetta Newman filed this dramshop action against defendants on behalf of plaintiff John Everett Newman, a minor. In his complaint, plaintiff alleged that defendants unlawfully served intoxicating liquor to plaintiff’s father, John B. Newman, and, as a result, plaintiff’s father was involved in an automobile accident. Plaintiff sought damages for economic loss and loss of his father’s companionship and…