Frame v. Marlin Firearms Company, Inc.

OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

Jewel Frame, plaintiff below and petitioner here, sustained an injury on September 3, 1969, when a .22 rifle discharged because of an alleged defective safety device. His wife had purchased the rifle on August 19, 1969, from Western Auto Associate Store.

Petitioner brought a products liability suit against Western Auto Associate Store, the retailer, Western Auto Supply Company, the middleman, and Marlin Firearms Company, Inc., (hereinafter “Marlin”), the manufacturer of the rifle. The complaint that appears in the technical record was filed on November 22, 1972, as…