WATTERS v. TSR, INC.

Nos. 89-5844, 89-5891 and 89-6021.

904 F.2d 378 (1990)

Sheila WATTERS, Individually and as Administratrix, Estate of Johnny Burnett, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TSR, INC., a/k/a TSR Hobbies, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Edwards, Charles A. Saladino (argued), Thomas A. Dockter, Paducah, Ky., for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephen E. Smith, Jr. (argued), McMurry & Livingston, Paducah, Ky., for defendant-appellee.

Before KEITH and NELSON, Circuit Judges; and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

This is a wrongful death case in which the plaintiff appeals from an order granting summary judgment to the manufacturer of a parlor game called "Dungeons & Dragons." The plaintiff alleges that her late son was an avid player of the game, and that it came to dominate his mind to such an extent that he was driven to suicide. She asserts that the defendant violated a duty of care in publishing and distributing the game materials;...

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