Savage Industries, Inc. v. Duke
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant appeals from a denial of a JNOV and from an order granting a new trial for the plaintiff. The plaintiff cross-appeals, arguing that the damages awarded were inadequate.
On December 25, 1980, 10-year-old Jonathan Bernard Duke went deer hunting with his 1978 single-barrel Savage Arms 20-gauge "youth model" shotgun. Jonathan's shotgun was loaded when he attempted to climb a tree stand used for deer hunting. As Jonathan began climbing the ladder of the tree stand, his shotgun slipped from his hand. The hammer of the shotgun struck a rung of the ladder below Jonathan and the shotgun…
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