HILMES v. MARLIN FIREARMS COMPANY

Civ. No. 5232.

136 F.Supp. 307 (1955)

John HILMES, Plaintiff, v. MARLIN FIREARMS COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court D. Minnesota, Fourth Division.

November 25, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome M. Daly, St. Paul, Minn., appeared in behalf of plaintiff in opposition thereto.

John J. Sexton and Robert J. Tyrrell, St. Paul, Minn., appeared in behalf of defendant in support of said motion.


NORDBYE, Chief Judge.

This is a personal injury action for injuries sustained by plaintiff when a 12 gauge shotgun manufactured by defendant backfired while he was using it. The shotgun was an old model which had been owned by several parties before coming into plaintiff's possession. Where it was first sold and to whom does not appear.

The Marlin Firearms Company is not a corporation qualified to do business in...

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