Legal Opinion
Arnold Fireworks Display, Inc. v. Schmidt
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 25, 1991No. 91-163PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
William P. Schmidt, the eleven-year-old son of Alice Schmidt, lost the sight of his right eye as the result of a fireworks explosion. Alice Schmidt, in her capacity as William’s natural guardian, filed suit against Arnold Fireworks Display, Inc., Arnold Fireworks, Inc., and Ray Sexton, Jr., alleging they sold the errant bottle rocket to the eleven-year-old boy in June 1990, and they incurred liability since Ark. Code Ann. § 20-22-712 (1987) makes it unlawful to sell fireworks to a child under twelve (12) years of age.
The complaint was filed on October 10, 1990.…
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- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. LittleCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1980
- SOUTHLAND MOBILE HOME CORPORATI0N v. WindersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Ortega v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1983
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