Kellerman v. Arnold

Citations

• 71 Ill. 632

Syllabus

<p>1. Intoxicating liquor—damages which the wife can recover on account of sale to her husband. In a suit by a wife, to recover damages on account of the sale of intoxicating liquor to her husband, she must show that she has been injured either in her person, her property or means of support, before she can recover.</p> <p>2. Same—when wife may recover exemplary damages on account of sale to her husband. Before a wife can recover exemplary damages in a suit against a party for selling intoxicating liquor to her husband, she must not only show that she has sustained actual damage to her person, her property or her means of support, but also some aggravating circumstances accompanying the transaction, on the part of the party selling the liquor.</p>