Jones v. Keilbach

delivered the opinion of the court..

This is an appeal from a judgment in the sum of $1,000 against appellant, Ed Keilbaeh (hereinafter called defendant), a tavern proprietor, in favor of appellee, Carolyn Shipley Jones (hereinafter called plaintiff).

The action was instituted under the provisions of the Dram Shop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1939, ch. 43, sec. 135 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 68.042]). On trial of the case in the court below the jury, returned a verdict of $1,000, upon which the judgment was entered.

This case was previously before this court on an appeal from an order of the trial court…