Bonifay and Fordham bought a box of .32 caliber bullets from a Walmart store in Florida. Four hours later, the two men robbed an auto-parts store and killed Coker with those same bullets. When they bought the ammunition, Bonifay and Fordham were both under 21 years of age. The federal Gun Control Act makes it illegal to sell ammunition to anyone under 21. Coker’s wife sued Walmart for the wrongful death of her husband.

CASE QUESTIONS

1. Is Walmart liable?

2. What if it was reasonable to assume that the two men were over 21?

3. Could Walmart have foreseen the robbery any more than the train conductor could have foreseen the package full of fireworks in Palsgraf ?