Holmes v. Rolando

The trial court nomenclature will be followed in this opinion, namely the appellant and appellee will be called defendant and plaintiff respectively. Henry Holmes, the plaintiff was a laboring man, employed-at an ordnance plant, was about 41 years of age, and weighing 150 pounds. The defendant Louis Rolando was a tavern operator, operating the Uptown Tavern on Union street in Marion, Williamson county, Illinois. Rolando had working for him a bartender by the name of John Shanks who had full authority to operate the tavern when he was on duty. John was a healthy robust individual about the age…