Legal Opinion
Mavilia v. Stoeger Industries
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 3, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-1097-GPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
GARRITY, District Judge.
This is a wrongful death action in which jurisdiction is based on diversity. On October 9, 1980, Anthony Mavilia, Jr. was killed when, as an innocent bystander, he was struck by a bullet from a .38 caliber Llama automatic pistol. Plaintiffs in this action are the decedent’s wife and two minor children. They have brought this suit not against the individual who shot the decedent but rather against the manufacturer and designer of the gun, Llama Gabilondo Y Cia, S.A. (Llama) and a United States distributor of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Back v. Wickes Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Diane Cantwell v. University of Massachusetts and Michael KasavanaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- The Clark-Aiken Co. v. Cromwell-Wright Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- DeRosa v. Remington Arms Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Kelley v. R.G. Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Joanne Kotler, Individually and as Administratrix, Etc. v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Riordan v. International Armament Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Perkins v. F.I.E. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Wasylow v. Glock, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
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