Strong v. Thompson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Brown County. Hon. Thomas L. Boucic, Judge. Action by Maud Strong, against 01 e T. Thompson and The Northern Casualty Company, for damages for loss of support of plaintiff and her children occasioned by defendant Strong’s sale of intoxicating liquor to plaintiff’s husband. From an order overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendants appeal.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Brown County. Hon. Thomas L. Boucic, Judge. Action by Maud Strong, against 01 e T. Thompson and The Northern Casualty Company, for damages for loss of support of plaintiff and her children occasioned by defendant Strong’s sale of intoxicating liquor to plaintiff’s husband. From an order overruling a demurrer to the complaint, defendants appeal. (i.) To point one of the opinion, Appellants cited: Welch v. Gugenheimer, (Wis.) 8 N. W. 673; Campbell v. Johnson, 25 S. D. 458; Palmer v. Sehurz, 22 S. D. 283. (2.) To point two of the opinion, Appellants cited: Pol. Code,…
1Opinion of the CourtPolley, J.
Plaintiff brings this action for the recovery of damages for the loss' of support for herself and children occasioned by the sale of intoxicating liquor to her husband. The complaint alleges that the defendant Thompson is a duly and regularly licensed retail liquor dealer, and. that the defendant Northern Casualty Company is the suret3'' on defendant Thompson’s liquor license bond; that plaintiff is the wife of Leon Strong, and that they have five children, all under the age of 12 years; that the said Leon -Strong is a, person in. the habit of becoming intoxicated, and- that, while in the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Campbell v. JohnsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910