Most of this was gone by the time that they entered Vermont, at which point they stopped at the Trolley Square Warehouse Liquor store to buy more beer. Sam and Dave polished this beer off by the time they arrived at Hartland, Vermont and set up their camp. Hoping to get a little hunting done before it became completely dark, the two set off into the woods. They became separated, and when Baker took aim at what he thought was a large deer, it turned out to be Winter instead. The result is that Winter is now paralyzed from the waist down for life, and has gone to live with his parents in Maine.
Winter wishes to sue.
Baker unfortunately has few assets and no insurance. Masseys is a local branch of a chain of sporting goods stores. Rhode Island law imposes a seven day waiting period during which sellers of hunting rifles are obliged to check a prospective buyer for any criminal record. Baker identified himself as a Massachusetts resident when he applied to purchase the gun. Masseys did not discover that Baker had a previous manslaughter conviction in Massachusetts, for a highway fatality caused while Baker was driving while intoxicated.