Spousta v. Berger
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shurtleff
This case was commenced in the Montgomery county circuit court on September 17, 1921, in an action on the case. The declaration filed alleges that on the 10th day of May, 1920, plaintiff was the wife of Edmond Spousta, a coal miner, earning, to wit, $1,800 per year, and providing a livelihood for plaintiff and their two children; that defendant, in a building then and there owned and occupied by him,' sold and gave to plaintiff’s husband intoxicating liquors, causing him to be and become intoxicated, and be and become an habitual drunkard; that plaintiff’s husband became and was totally…
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