Legal Opinion

Brown v. Wightman

Utah Supreme Court

Decided August 21, 1915No. 2765PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Fourth District; Hon. A. B. Morgan, Judge. Action by Bell Brown against D. R. Wightman, administrator of Valentine C. Wightman, deceased. Judgment sustaining a general demurrer to the complaint. Plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFrick, J.

The plaintiff commenced this action against the defendant as administrator of the estate of one Y. C. Wightman, deceased. After making the necessary allegations of inducement, and the appointment of the administrator of the estate aforesaid, plaintiff in substance alleged: That on the 2d day of October, 1912, the deceased willfully, maliciously, unlawfully, feloniously, etc., shot the plaintiff with a revolver, and then and there and thereby inflicted a very serious wound in and upon her body, causing her to be seriously and permanently injured, and that from such wound she suffered great…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hegerich v. . KeddieNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  2. Clark v. GoodwinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Anderson v. Arnold's ex'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1881
  4. Melvin ex rel. McVey v. EvansMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892

3Cited by33 opinions

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  4. Simons v. KiddSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Currier v. HoldenCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1993

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