Cunningham v. Brown

The primary question presented by this appeal is whether section 14 of article VI of the Liquor Control Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 43, par. 135,) provides the only remedy against tavern operators and owners of tavern premises for injuries to person, property or means of support by an intoxicated person or in consequence of intoxication.

Margaret E. Cunningham, individually and as administratrix of her deceased husband’s estate, suing for the use and benefit of herself and his two minor children, and the minor children individually, by their mother and next friend, brought an action for…