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MARTIN v. HARRINGTON AND RICHARDSON, INC.

No. 83-2514.

743 F.2d 1200 (1984)

Brenda MARTIN, individually and as the surviving spouse and the administrator of the Estate of Larry Martin, and on behalf of their minor children, Kimberly Martin and Christopher Martin, and Kenneth Jackson and Karen Jackson, on their own behalf and on behalf of their minor child, Cheryl Jackson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HARRINGTON AND RICHARDSON, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 12, 1984.

As Amended September 27, 1984.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing October 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard M. Mamet, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Frank M. Covey, Jr., McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before PELL, CUDAHY, and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

PELL, Circuit Judge.

During January of 1981, Donovan and James Barnes shot and killed Larry Martin and wounded Kenneth Jackson. Plaintiffs seek to recover for the injuries suffered by the two men, but not from the Barnes brothers, who have little or no money. Plaintiffs have instead filed this diversity action against Harrington and Richardson (H & R), the manufacturer of the gun used by the Barnes's, alleging that the gun was an unreasonably dangerous product...

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