Higgins v. Walls

OPINION

SLIGHTS, J.

I

An errant bullet from a hunter’s high powered rifle struck an unsuspecting motorist while traveling on a public highway adjacent to the site of the hunt. The motorist, plaintiff, Anthony Higgins (“Higgins”), sustained serious injuries from the gun shot. The hunter, Benjamin Walls (“Walls”), has limited or no resources with which to compensate Higgins for his injuries. In this suit, Higgins seeks compensation from the owners of the properties on which Walls and his companions were hunting and also from the commercial establishment that sold Walls his Delaware state hunting…