Collett v. Jackson

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Perry

Reversing.

On the night of January 8, 1935, George Collett, in Rockcastle county, Ky., ran amuck, shooting, killing and fatally wounding a number of people, after which he immediately shot and killed himself. Among those killed was one Lona Jackson, who left surviving her, as her only child and heir at law, the plaintiff herein, Violet Jackson, an infant nine years of age.

On January 21, following, Violet Jackson, by her next friend, Ephriam Helton, brought this action under section 4, Kentucky Statutes, against Ollie Collett (here the appellant), the brother…