Fitzpatrick v. Carde Lounge, Ltd.

Shirley Fitzpatrick, plaintiff, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing counts XI, XII and XIII of her fourth amended complaint against defendants Carde Lounge, Ltd., d/b/a Chicago 21, Michael Rabin, and Irving Rabin pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 615). The trial court held that plaintiff could not maintain a common law negligence action against a tavern owner for selling alcoholic beverages to a minor who caused injury to a third person. On appeal, the issues are (1) whether the trial…