Coleman v. Clark

Carley, Judge.

Mrs. Clark brought suit against Doris Coleman and Colt Industries Operating Corporation for injuries sustained when she was shot in the back after a .25 caliber pistol fell from Mrs. Coleman’s pocketbook onto a restaurant floor and discharged. Mrs. Coleman filed a cross claim against Colt seeking indemnity from Colt for any award of damages found against her alleging that the pistol was defectively designed because it would fire when it was in an uncocked position and that the instructions furnished with the pistol failed to contain proper safety instructions. The main action…