SHIPMAN v. JENNINGS FIREARMS, INC.

No. 85-5427.

791 F.2d 1532 (1986)

Nell J. SHIPMAN, as Personal Representative of Estate of Linda Marie Barach, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JENNINGS FIREARMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell Panethiere, Law Offices of Windle Turley, Dallas, Tex., James E. Rooks, Jr., Law Offices of Windle Turley, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lewis N. Jack, Jr., Coral Gables, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Before FAY, Circuit Judge, HENDERSON and NICHOLS, Senior Circuit Judges.


Corrected.

HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the grant of a summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee, Jennings Firearms, Incorporated (Jennings) by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. It arises from the death of Linda Barach who was shot and killed by her husband, who used a small, .22 caliber pistol — a so-called "Saturday Night Special" — to effect the homicide. The pistol was manufactured...

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