Legal Opinion
Delahanty v. Hinckley
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1989No. 88-488PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Thomas and Jean Delahanty, appellants, filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against John Hinckley for injuries Thomas suffered when Hinckley attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. The Delahantys also sued the manufacturer of the gun, R.G. Industries, Inc., its foreign parent company, Roehm, and individual officers of Roehm. Appellants advanced three legal theories for holding the gun manufacturers liable in these circumstances: negligence, strict products liability under the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A (1965),…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Kelley v. R.G. Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- District of Columbia v. DoeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Riordan v. International Armament Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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3Cited by28 opinions
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