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SIMMONS v. HENDRICKS

No. 38606.

32 Ill.2d 489 (1965)

207 N.E.2d 440

LUCILLE SIMMONS et al., Appellees, v. JAMES J. HENDRICKS, d/b/a JIM'S TAVERN, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MEYERS & MATTHIAS, and JAMES J. GAUGHAN, both of Chicago, (JAMES M. REDDING and JOHN L. SPAULDING, of counsel,) for appellants.

SAMUEL NINEBERG, of Chicago, for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

We granted leave to appeal in this case because of a conflict in decisions of the appellate court. The issue concerns the relation back of an amended complaint to the date of the filing of the original complaint, and the question arises under section 14 of article VI of the Liquor Control Act, (popularly known as the "Dram Shop Act") which provides that actions under it "shall be barred...

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