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LINTON v. SMITH & WESSON

No. 83-2544.

127 Ill. App.3d 676 (1984)

469 N.E.2d 339

BOLTON LINTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SMITH & WESSON, a Division of Bangor Punta Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed September 18, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Motherway & Glenn, of Chicago (Robert J. Drummond, of counsel), for appellant.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, of Chicago, and John B. Glendon, of Greenwich, Connecticut (Anne G. Kimball, James D. Fiffer, and Carl R. Burnton, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of counts I and II of his second amended complaint seeking recovery from defendant, a handgun manufacturer, based upon its distribution of a gun which was used by a third party to injure plaintiff.

This action arose out of personal injuries suffered by plaintiff when he was shot in a Chicago tavern. Plaintiff's original complaint named Smith ...

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