Boy sues American Legion post for injuries suffered at shooting match

From: St. Louis Daily Record / St. Louis Countian | Date: August 15, 2003| Author: Cathy Kingsley | Copyright information

While keen eyesight and a steady hand are important elements in a shooting match, having common sense is essential.

On March 24, 2002, during a shooting match, or meat shoot, held on the grounds of American Legion Post 253 in Festus, James Trey Kennedy III was shot with hundreds of pellets as he changed one of the targets.

Trey Kennedy and his father, James Kennedy II, of Ste. Genevieve, have filed a lawsuit against American Legion Post 253 and against John C. Fisher and Thomas H...

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