Legal Opinion
Loitz v. Remington Arms Co., Inc.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1990No. 68367PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The plaintiff, Robert Loitz, was injured when the barrel of the shotgun he was using exploded. Loitz brought the present action against the manufacturer of the gun, Remington Arms Company, Inc. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Douglas County, Loitz was awarded $75,000 in compensatory damages and $1.6 million in punitive damages. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court judgment. (177 Ill. App. 3d 1034.) We allowed Remington’s petition for leave to appeal (107 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).
The plaintiff’s accident occurred on June 19, 1983. Loitz was participating that day in a…
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