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ARINGTON v. PHELPS

Civil Action No. 786-D.

79 F.Supp. 295 (1948)

ARINGTON et ux. v. PHELPS.

District Court, E. D. Illinois.

July 14, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Palmer James, of Paducah, Ky. and Ray Foreman, of Danville, Ill., for plaintiff.

Ekern, Meyers & Matthias, of Chicago, Ill., David V. Lansden, of Cairo, Ill., and Jones, Sebat, Stipp & Swanson, of Danville, Ill., for defendants.

LINDLEY, District Judge.

Though the statute is not mentioned, this is a complaint under Section 14 of the Illinois Dram Shop Act, Ill.Rev.Stats., Chap. 43, § 135, in which plaintiffs seek to recover for loss of their means of support. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship; plaintiffs are citizens of Kentucky and defendant is a citizen of Illinois.

It is averred that one Wallace Arington was a patron of defendant's tavern; that as a result...

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