neighbors, Plaintiffs Volpe and Almonte, to prevent her mentally ill son,
a licensee, from conducting himself on her property in a manner that
created an unreasonable risk of bodily harm to her neighbor.
Almonte, accused the homeowner, Defendant Mrs. Sara Gallagher, of
negligently allowing her mentally ill adult son, James Andrew Galla-
gher, to keep guns and ammunition on her property.
North Providence, Rhode Island, ranch house. James, who had no
job and no friends, su ered from hallucinations, imaginary conversa-
tions, and paranoia. James spent long hours by himself in his bed-
room located in the basement of Mrs. Gallagher's home.
for no known reason, James suddenly emerged from the basement of
the Defendant's home with his loaded shotgun in hand and shot his
neighbor, Ronald Volpe, three times while the victim was trimming
the hedges between their two houses.
victim's dead body facedown in the hedges.
James admitted to her that he had just shot the victim.
daughters who lived nearby and asked them to come over to the house
right away. ey did so and quickly enlisted the help of a neighbor.