FIREMAN'S FUND v. BURNS ELECTRONIC SECURITY

No. 79-2135.

93 Ill. App.3d 298 (1980)

417 N.E.2d 131

FIREMAN'S FUND AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURNS ELECTRONIC SECURITY SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Modified on denial of rehearing March 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack F. Clifford & Associates, Ltd., of Chicago (Jack F. Clifford and Harvey Paulsen, of counsel), for appellant.

Elliot R. Schiff, of Sweeney & Riman, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMON delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns the law of liability for consequential economic losses caused by a defective product and suffered by a user in privity with the product supplier.

The defendant, Burns Electronic Security Services, Inc. (Burns), contracted to provide a burglar alarm system to plaintiff's insured, Henry Kay Jewelers (Henry Kay). The system was supposed to send a signal of any...

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