Andersen v. Wirt

The question presented by this appeal is whether a party selling real estate under an installment sales contract is subject to liability on an action brought under the Illinois Dram Shop Act.

Plaintiff instituted action against the defendant, James Wirt, under the Wrongful Death- Act and against all other defendants under the Dram Shop Act. Plaintiff joined as defendants Arnold Nolan, as the licensee and operator of premises utilized for the sale of alcoholic liquor to the general public, John Lee Williams, as administrator of the estate pf John Taylor, deceased, who was the beneficiary of a…