RAINS v. BEND OF THE RIVER


124 S.W.3d 580 (2003)

Bobby Wayne RAINS, et al. v. BEND OF THE RIVER, et al.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

July 31, 2003.

Permission to Appeal Denied November 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Mattson, Nashville, Tennessee, Daniel H. Rader, III, Cookeville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bend of the River.

John E. Acuff, Cookeville, Tennessee, for the appellees, Bobby Wayne Rains, Sandy Gail Rains, John Rains, and Adriane Rains.

R. Douglas Hanson, Memphis, Tennessee, for the amicus curiae, Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court November 24, 2003.

OPINION

WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which BEN H. CANTRELL, P.J., M.S., and PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, J., joined.

This appeal involves an eighteen year old who committed suicide with his parents' .25 caliber handgun. The parents filed suit in the Circuit Court for Putnam County against the retailer who...

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