Giuffre v. Sladovich

BOUTALL, Judge.

This is a suit for damages brought by the widow of John Steadman as a result of his death by gunshot wound at the hands of the defendant, George Sladovich, III. This case was consolidated for trial with a companion case (#5922 on our docket) brought by John Steadman’s brother, Henry Steadman, Jr., for injuries received by Henry in the same shooting episode. The trial court dismissed both cases, and the plaintiffs have appealed to us. Because the facts surrounding the question of liability are basically the same in each case, we shall discuss the cases together, although we…