Wood v. Groh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Davis, J.:

The primary question in this appeal involves the civil standard of care required of those persons having ownership or control of a firearm. The defendant parents kept a .22 caliber handgun in their home. Their minor son obtained the gun and later accidently shot the plaintiffs’ minor daughter. In the plaintiffs’ personal injury action against the parents, the jury was instructed that the standard of care required of the parents was that of reasonable *422care. However, the standard of care required in this state is the highest degree of care. We…