Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. v. Day
Alaska Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
This is a products liability case.
Appellee Michael James Day bought a .41 magnum single action revolver on June 1, 1972. The gun had been manufactured two years before by appellant Sturm, Ruger and Company, in August of 1970, but was purchased new by Day.
On July 30, 1972, Day was sitting in the cab of his small pickup truck with two *41young friends when he decided to unload his gun. As he was unloading the revolver, the gun slipped out of his hands. When he grabbed for the gun it fired, the bullet striking his leg and causing serious injuries.
The Sturm, Ruger .41 magnum…
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