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HAMMOND v. COLT IND. OPERATING CORP.

565 A.2d 558 (1989)

William A. HAMMOND, III, a minor, by his next friend, Susan F. HAMMOND, William A. Hammond, Jr., and Susan F. Hammond, individually, Plaintiffs, v. COLT INDUSTRIES OPERATING CORP., a Delaware corporation, Defendant.

Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided: June 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Schmittinger, William D. Fletcher, Jr., of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., for plaintiffs.

Paul Bradley, McCarter & English, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DEL PESCO, Judge.

This is a product liability action filed against Colt Industries Operating Corp. ("Colt") alleging that a single-action .22 caliber revolver manufactured by Colt was defectively designed because it did not include a modern safety. The gun in question has a primitive safety feature, however, plaintiffs allege that an additional modern safety was necessary. Defendant admits that...

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