Danhof v. Osborne

The plaintiff, May Danhof, filed suit in the circuit court of Marshall County under the Liquor Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap. 43, par. 135,) claiming loss of means of support “in consequence of the intoxication” of her husband, Cornelius P. Danhof (also known as “Relie” Danhof,) who was beaten by one Harold Morris. The defendants are Harriet E. Osborne, d/b/a Duffy’s Tavern, and Henry A. Buttell, d/b/a Hank’s Tavern.

The jury returned a verdict of $10,000, and the trial court entered judgment for that amount. The defendants appealed to the Appellate Court, Second District, and the…