Legal Opinion
Knight Ex Rel. Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided May 11, 1995No. Civ. A. 394-021PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant Wal-Mart’s motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff Knight’s claim that Wal-mart' -is hable for selling a firearm to a mentally incompetent customer who later killed himself with it. For reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED as to federal statutory liability and DENIED as to common law liability.
I. Summary Judgment Standard
Summary judgment is appropriate only when the pleadings, depositions and affidavits submitted by the parties show that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that the moving party is entitled to…
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