Legal Opinion
Joe Terry Poyner v. Erma Werke Gmbh and Insurance Company of North America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1980No. 78-3105PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is a products liability action instituted by Joe Terry Poyner (Poyner), against Erma Werke Gmbh (Erma), a Germany based manufacturer of firearms, and L.A. Distributors, Inc. (L.A.), a New York based distributor of Erma products.
In February 1968, at age 16, Poyner was injured by a bullet wound inflicted from an Erma manufactured .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol. He is now a paraplegic.
In July 1969, Poyner instituted suit against Erma and L.A. Service of process was accomplished against Erma in Dachau, Germany, by virtue of the Kentucky long-arm…
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