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KNIGHT v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Civ. A. No. 394-021.

889 F.Supp. 1532 (1995)

Linda B. KNIGHT, as Next Friend of Bridgett Brown, Plaintiff, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Dublin Division.

May 11, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Mitchell Harrison, Rita Josephine Llop, Eastman, GA, for plaintiff.

Robert A.B. Reichert, Anderson, Walker & Reichert, Macon, GA, Howard M. Lessinger, Albert J. DeCusati, McLain & Merritt, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for defendant.

ORDER

EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.

Before the Court is Defendant Wal-Mart's motion for summary judgment on Plaintiff Knight's claim that Wal-mart is liable for selling a firearm to a mentally incompetent customer who later killed himself with it. For reasons discussed below, the motion is GRANTED as to federal statutory liability and DENIED as to common law liability.

I. Summary Judgment Standard

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