Legal Opinion
Richman v. Charter Arms Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 5, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-1314PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MENTZ, District Judge.
Early in the afternoon on April 4, 1981, Willie Watson obtained a handgun from an acquaintance. That evening, Watson used the gun, allegedly a “snub nose .38,” to kidnap, rob, rape, and then murder Kathy Newman, a third-year medical student at Tulane University. Since committing these crimes, Watson has been tried, convicted and sentenced to death. 1 Watson, however, is not a defendant in this case. The defendant here is the Charter Arms Corporation. The plaintiff is the victim’s mother, Judie Richman. According to Ms. Richman, the defendant is liable…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Loescher v. ParrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Hill v. Lundin & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Kelley v. R.G. Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Riordan v. International Armament Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Perkins v. F.I.E. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Tanya Copier, Deceased, by and Through Bree Renee Lindsey, Her Personal Representative v. Smith & Wesson Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Martin v. Harrington & Richardson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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