United States Seventh Circuit
Johnson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 08-4226
In plaintiff's negligence suit against Wal-Mart for selling bullets to his wife without asking her for the identification card required by Illinois law (she later committed suicide), dismissal of the complaint is affirmed as Illinois law continues to deem suicide an independent intervening event that breaks the chain of causation, even after an illicit gun sale.
Appellate Information
- Argued 11/04/2009
- Decided 12/01/2009
- Published 12/01/2009
Judges
- FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Ralph D. Davis (argued), Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- James P. Balog, Michael Resis (argued), Smithamundsen, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.