Gunderson v. First National Bank

Mb. Justice John J. Sullivan

delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought under the Dramshop Act (Ill. State Bar Stats. 1935, ¶. 43, 42 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 68.042]) by plaintiff, Henry Gunderson, against defendant, First National Bank of Chicago, as successor-trustee under the last will and testament of Lucius G. Fisher, deceased, to recover damages for injuries alleg’ed to have been sustained as the result of an assault committed upon Gunderson. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the court directed a verdict for defendant. Thereafter plaintiff filed a written motion for a…