Earp v. Lilly
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case under Dram-Shop Act. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie County; the Hon. W. C. Johns, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Puterbaugh
This is a suit brought July 22, 1904, by America D. Lilly, appellee, against appellants, Telen, Earp, Gfoldburg, Honroe, Hammons and four others, to recover damages under the Dram-Shop Act, resulting from alleged sales and gifts to her husband, John P. Lilly, of intoxicating liquors. She obtained a verdict in the Circuit Court against appellants for $2,500. Motions by the defendants for a new trial, and in arrest of judgment, were overruled and judgment entered on the verdict. The cause -is brought to this court upon an appeal by all the defendants against, whom judgment was rendered.
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