Legal Opinion
Moore v. Remington Arms Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 15, 1981No. 16876PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Londrigan
On June 18,1978, plaintiff, Delores Moore, attended a skeet-shooting competition at Chanute Air Force base in Rantoul, at which she used her Remington Model 1100 shotgun. After shooting approximately 25 shotgun shells, Moore loaded her gun with a blue Remington shell; upon firing at the next target, the gun exploded in her hands, causing severe injury to her left thumb and hand.
This suit against Remington Arms Company, Inc. (Remington), the manufacturer of the gun and shotgun shell, and against Joe Lewis, d/b/a Lewis Reloader Supply (Lewis), the retail seller of the gun, followed. The suit…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Wangen v. Ford Motor Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Loitz v. Remington Arms Co., Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- Hazelwood v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- J. I. Case Co. v. McCartin-McAuliffe Plumbing & Heating, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Holmes v. Sahara Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Lipke v. Celotex Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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