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SCRONCE v. HOWARD BROS. DISCOUNT STORES, INC.

No. 81-2420.

679 F.2d 1204 (1982)

Carl S. SCRONCE, et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOWARD BROTHERS DISCOUNT STORES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 9, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Milutin, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Vincent W. Rehmet, Houston, Tex., for Howard Bros.

David B. Weinstein, Dana G. Kirk, Houston, Tex., for Steyr-Daimler-Puch of America Inc., etc.

Marc A. Sheiness, Houston, Tex., for Stoeger Arms, Stoeger Ind. and Stoeger Inc.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Scronce was injured when the 30-06 Steyr Mannlicher rifle he was sighting in at a shooting range exploded, injuring his face and right hand. Mr. Scronce had purchased the rifle some years earlier from an individual, Owen Wood, who had bought the gun from Howard Bros. Discount Stores, Inc., in Monroe, Louisiana. The rifle was manufactured by Steyr-Daimler-Puch, A.G. (Steyr), imported by Stoeger Arms Corporation (Stoeger), and sold by Stoeger...

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