Legal Opinion
Detres v. Lions Building Corporation
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 21, 1955No. 53 C 1749PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, District Judge.
This action was brought by four surviving relatives of Juan Hipólito Gonzales Detres who was killed in an automobile accident said to have resulted from the intoxication of the driver of the car in which Detres was a passenger. The defendants are alleged to have sold the liquor which led to the intoxication of the driver and the subsequent accident. The plaintiffs’ claim is based on the provisions of the Illinois Dram Shop Act, Ill.Rev.Stat.1953, c. 43, § 135. Jurisdiction of this court is predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the plaintiffs all being citizens of Puerto Rico…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- American Insurance v. 356 Bales of CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 1828
- Balzac v. Porto RicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- National Mutual Insurance v. Tidewater Transfer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Partido Popular Democrático v. FerréSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1970
- United States v. RiosDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1956
- Junta de Relaciones del Trabajo v. OrtegaSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1956
- Detres v. Lions Building Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Medina Detres v. Lions Building CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
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