Lester v. Bugni

The defendant appellants Peter Bugni and Roy Donelson each operated a tavern in or near Carlin-ville, Illinois, wherein intoxicating liquors were sold. The defendant appellant Eugene Bates was the owner of the tavern operated by Donelson. Suit had been filed in the circuit court of Macoupin county by James Lester, a minor, aged seventeen years, by Troy Lester, his father and next friend, seeking recovery of damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by said minor plaintiff on September 28, 1940. Plaintiff’s injuries resulted from the overturning of an automobile owned and…