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Janet S. Delana, Individually, and as the Wife of Decedent Tex C. Delana v. CED Sales, Inc. d/b/a Odessa Gun & Pawn, Charles Doleshal, and Derrick Dady

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided April 5, 2016No. SC95013PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRichard B. Teitelman, Judge

Janet Delana (Appellant) filed suit against CED Sales Inc. d/b/a Odessa Gun & Pawn, Charles Doleshal, Brett Doleshal, 1 and Derrick Dady (Respondents) alleging claims for negligence, negligent entrustment, and negligence per se. 2 Appellant alleged that Respondents negligently sold or entrusted a gun to Appellant’s mentally ill daughter, who then used the gun to kill Appellant’s husband. The circuit court entered summary judgment in favor of Respondents. The court determined that Appellant’s negligence claim was preempted by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, 15 U.S.C. section…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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  2. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  4. Gregory v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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