Legal Opinion
Messler v. Simmons Gun Specialties, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 5, 1984No. 57560PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
The questions raised on appeal arise from the award of a jury verdict in a wrongful death action based on manufacturers’ products liability. The issue presented in the trial court was whether a shotgun, manufactured in Spain, and imported by Firearms International Corporation and F.I. Industries (appellants-importers) for resale, was defectively designed and manufactured in a manner which made it unreasonably dangerous beyond the contemplation of the ordinary user. 1 The cause of action arose as the result of the explosion of a 12 gauge AYS Matador double barrel shotgun.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Kirkland v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- Fields v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Stuckey v. Young Exploration Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Smith v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- Peters v. Golden Oil Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
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3Cited by101 opinions
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- Panama Processes, S.A. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Graham v. KeuchelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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