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STURM, RUGER & CO., INC. v. BLOYD

586 S.W.2d 19 (1979)

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC., Movant, v. Karol BLOYD and Gordon Price, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Uhel Barrickman, Richardson, Barrickman & Dickinson, Glasgow, for movant.

Bill Colvin, Greensburg, Donald F. Mintmire, Hensley, Craddock, Talley & Dunn, Horse Cave, for respondent Bloyd.

Robert M. Spragens, Jr., Lebanon, for respondent Price.

STERNBERG, Justice.

This is a products liability action. Karol Bloyd was hit in the ankle by a bullet which fired from a revolver when it was accidentally dropped on a concrete floor. It presents a claim for an alleged defective design in a safety catch. The respondent, Karol Bloyd, filed suit against Gordon Price, the owner of the gun, and Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., the manufacturer of the gun. A jury awarded Bloyd...

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