DiFrancesco v. Excam, Inc.

HESTER, Judge:

Excam, Inc., Joffee’s Gun Shop, Inc., and RSR Wholesale Guns, Inc., appeal following a jury award of $125,000.00 in favor of appellees. Appellants were held responsible for the injuries sustained by Charles DiFrancesco after the Excam TA38S derringer hand pistol he was carrying in a sweater pocket accidentally discharged. The jury held appellants liable on a theory that the pistol was defectively designed and manufactured. Appellants maintain that they were entitled to a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. Their arguments lack merit, and we affirm.

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