Seamon v. Remington Arms Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

W. KEITH WATKINS, Chief Judge.

Tragically, Kenneth Seamon died from a gunshot wound to the chest inflicted by his own Remington 700 rifle while he was hunting alone from a deer stand thirteen-feet high in a tree. The rifle was found on the ground beneath the unfortunate hunter, with a rope tied to the barrel, a spent shell in the chamber, and the safety “off’ (in the “fire” position). The issue is what caused the rifle to fire. All the available evidence suggests nothing as to causation; the circumstances of Mr. Seamon’s death defy reasoned explanation, and perhaps,…