Cruse v. Aden
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Union county; the Hon. Oliver A. Harker, Judge, presiding. On the 4th day of November, 1884, George A. Cruse, husband of appellant, Julia Ann Cruse, was, while intoxicated, thrown from his horse, and received injuries from which he shortly afterward died.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Union county; the Hon. Oliver A. Harker, Judge, presiding. On the 4th day of November, 1884, George A. Cruse, husband of appellant, Julia Ann Cruse, was, while intoxicated, thrown from his horse, and received injuries from which he shortly afterward died. Thereupon, said Julia Ann Cruse, his widow, prosecuted this suit in the circuit court of Union county, against Adde Aden, since deceased, and obtained against him judgment for $800 damages. The suit was brought to recover damages…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bakeb
If we rightly apprehend one of the claims made by counsel for apjiellant in his argument presented to this court, it is this: that it is not the character of the transaction or of the individual that controls the right of action involved in this suit; that such right of action existed before the statute ivas enacted; that every person is answerable, under the law, for an injury done to another, and that section 9 of the Dram-shop act simply saves all remedies, and even enlarges them, so that it can not be claimed that dram-shop keepers are exempt from damage suits of the character here in…
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