Wells v. State

The indictment in this case contains three counts, each charging M. A. Wells and Fred Killian with involuntary manslaughter. Wells was convicted under the second count of the indictment, which charges involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act. His exception is to the judgment overruling his motion for a new trial containing the general and two special grounds. In Wells v. State, 44 Ga. App. 760 (162 S. E. 835), the indictment was held good against demurrer.

The gist of the State’s case is: that on June 30, 1931, Wells and Killian were employees of the State highway…