Evers v. Langerhans

SMITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by James A. Evers against Theodore Langerhans (and others not necessary to notice here), for damages sustained by Evers from an assault admittedly rnade upon him with a shotgun by Langerhans. Evers brings error from a judgment denying any recovery to him. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, respectively, as in the trial court.

The cause was tried to a jury, who found in response to special issues (1) that in shooting plaintiff defendant was not acting in self-defense; (2) that his injuries were not sustained by plaintiff…