Freese v. Tripp
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of the city of Aurora; the Hon. Richard G. Montony, Judge, presiding. This was an action brought originally before a justice of the peace, by Mary Ann Tripp against Daniel Freese and others, to recover damages for selling liquor to her husband, William Tripp. The opinion of the court states the essential facts of the case.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice JBreese
This was an action brought before a justice of the peace in the city of Aurora, in the county of Kane, by Mary Ann Tripp against Daniel Freese, under the fifth section of the act of the 13th of January, 1872, entitled “An act to provide against the evils resulting from the sale of intoxicating liquors in this State,” in force July 1, 1872.
Section 2 of this act declares, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, by agent or otherwise, to sell intoxicating liquors to minors, etc., or to persons intoxicated, or who are in the habit of getting intoxicated.
Section 5 provides, that every…
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