constantly asked Gilfour to get him a

handgun.

       On February 22, 2012, Joanna hosted dinner at her home for Sam, Dolly,

Jamie, Ethan, and Gilfour as she had done many times before. Gilfour was the

last to arrive, and he brought with him a gift for Sam: an unloaded .22 caliber

revolver. Sam was given possession of the revolver, although there is some

dispute over exactly how it happened, who was present when it did, and whether

Joanna consented.

       Sometime later, Gilfour found Sam and Ethan in the garage, and Sam had

the revolver in his hand. Gilfour saw that some .22 caliber long bullets had been

loaded in the revolver’s cylinder.2   Gilfour told Sam that the .22 caliber long

bullets were the                               3
were still inside the house, but Gilfour did not tell them what had just transpired in

the garage. Sam and Ethan eventually came back inside the house, and Jamie,

Ethan, and Gilfour left later that evening. That night, when Sam was in bed, he

shot himself in the head with the revolver, an injury from which he later died. The

bullet that had discharged from the revolver was a .22 caliber long bullet.

      Lesley sued Gilfour for wrongful death, alleging negligence and negligence

per se claims against him. The case was tried to a jury, which returned