Legal Opinion
Riordan v. International Armament Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 4, 1985No. 83—2110, 83—2164 consPublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
These consolidated appeals present the issue of whether a cause of action in tort exists in Illinois against the manufacturers and distributors of handguns for injuries caused by the criminal misuse of their handguns by third parties.
On June 6, 1981, James J. Riordan was killed when, while attempting to restrain an individual in a downtown Chicago restaurant, he was struck by a bullet from a small caliber semiautomatic handgun manufactured and designed by defendant, Walther Waffenfabrik, GmbH, a West German corporation, and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Dunham v. Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1969
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