Definition of DRAM SHOP ACT in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DRAM SHOP ACT
A civil damage statute directed at the operators of dram shops and at owners of buildings and premises wherein the operators are tenants. It permits an action to be brought by a person injured by an intoxicated person against one who contributed to the intoxication. See 1958 Univ. of Il1.Law Forum, No. 2 "Actions under the Illinois Dram Shop Act," and John A. Appleman, "Civil liability under the Illinois Dram Shop Act," 34 Ill.L.Rev. 30 (1939), Wanna v. Miller (N.Dak.) 136 N.W.2d 563 (1965).
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