De Lude v. Rimek

Mr. Presiding Justice Schwartz

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment on a verdict of not guilty in a suit under the Dram Shop Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1951, ch. 43, par. 135 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 68.042]). They seek to recover for injuries sustained August 16, 1948 as the result of a collision between the automobile in which they were riding and an automobile driven by one Earl MacNevin. Defendants are owners of establishments selling intoxicating liquors, and, it is charged, sold liquor to MacNevin, causing his intoxication and the resulting collision. The trial…