Illinois Supreme Court· 6/20/1986

Hopkins v. Powers

Citations

497 N.E.2d 757
113 Ill. 2d 206
100 Ill. Dec. 579
1986 Ill. LEXIS 294

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liability imposed under dramshop act was “sui generis and exclusive” and therefore nontortious for purposes of contribution among joint tortfeasors statute
\[the] limitation on the class of plaintiffs under the Dramshop Act has been referred to as the innocent-suitor concept and has been applied to deny recovery to injured third persons who are guilty of complicity in the intoxication of the individual directly causing their injuries\
“[the] limitation on the class of plaintiffs under the Dramshop Act has been referred to as the innocent-suitor concept and has been applied to deny recovery to injured third persons who are guilty of complicity in the intoxication of the individual directly causing their injuries”

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Judges: Goldenhersh, Moran, Simon

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Hopkins v. Powers
Appellate Court of Illinois· 1985-09-11· cited 6×

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