MONTGOMERY WARD & CO., INC. v. Cooper

Sognier, Judge.

Anna Cooper brought this action against Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated (Montgomery Ward) for personal injuries sustained when her ex-husband, Larry Cooper (Cooper), shot her with a pistol purchased from one of Montgomery Ward’s stores. We granted Montgomery Ward’s interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment.

Cooper purchased the pistol from one of appellant’s stores located in Columbus, Ga. and shot appellee later the same day. At that time, an ordinance was in effect in Columbus which stated, in part: “It shall be unlawful to sell…