Legal Opinion
Pratt v. Martineau
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 6, 2007No. 06-P-283PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
Gary L. Martineau (Gary) was the licensed owner of a handgun that he purchased for his teenage son Paul Mar-tineau (Paul),2 who was too young to buy a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922 (1968) (unlawful to sell a firearm to one less than eighteen years of age). Paul’s friend, Colin Murley, accidentally shot and killed Ryan R. Perry with the gun. Brenda J. Pratt, Perry’s mother and the special administrator of Perry’s estate, brought this wrongful death action against Gary, alleging that he was negligent in failing to ensure the safe storage of his gun and in entrusting it to Paul, a person shown to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Mullins v. Pine Manor CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commonwealth v. WelanskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Jupin v. KaskMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
- Sullivan v. Boston Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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