Ray's Liquors, Inc. v. Newland

The plaintiff’s liquor license was temporarily suspended for an alleged violation of the Naperville Village Ordinance forbidding sales to minors. The suspension was thereafter reversed on appeal by an order of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Plaintiff then filed a small claims action against the minor, Phillip Newland, and against his father, Everett Newland, which, as amended, sought recovery against the minor to compensate for damage to its reputation, attorneys fees and other expenses allegedly incurred in litigating the temporary suspension order. Recovery against the parent was…