Nell J. Shipman, as Personal Representative of Estate of Linda Marie Barach, Deceased v. Jennings Firearms, Inc.

HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the grant of a summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee, Jennings Firearms, Incorporated (Jennings) by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. It arises from the death of Linda Barach who was shot and killed by her husband, who used a small, .22 caliber pistol — a so-called “Saturday Night Special”— to effect the homicide. The pistol was manufactured and distributed by Jennings. The plaintiff-appellant, Nell J. Shipman, as the personal representative of Mrs. Bar-ach’s estate, sought recovery from…