Jones v. Keilbach

Carolyn Shipley Jones, plaintiff respondent, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, brought this action against Ed Keilbaeh, a tavern keeper and William Savitsky, the owner of the building in which Keilbaeh operated the tavern, to recover damages to her means of support alleged to have been caused by the intoxication and consequent death of her son, Joe B. Shipley. The action was brought under the provision of sec. 135, ch. 43, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1937 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 68.042]. A trial with a jury resulted in a verdict for the defendants. The court allowed plaintiff’s motion for a new trial…