Watson v. Fischbach

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Beverly A. Watson, filed a dram shop action (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 43, par. 135) on behalf of herself and her daughter against the defendant tavern owners for loss of support by reason of the death of William Watson, plaintiff’s husband, in an auto accident on August 9, 1968. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment based upon a verdict of the jury in favor of the defendants.

On August 9, 1968, William Watson, a twenty-five year old construction worker, crashed into a utility pole some 50 feet from the edge of Route…