Belk v. Boyce

Appellant’s main attack is upon certain portions of the charge. Attention is particularly focused on the judge’s final instruction on the first issue, as follows:

“. . . if the plaintiff . . . has satisfied the jury from the evidence and by its greater weight that the defendant . . . at the time and place in question shot the plaintiff and that at the time the defendant knew or had reasonable grounds to know that plaintiff was on defendant’s premises . . . that would constitute negligence on the part of the defendant, and if the plaintiff has further satisfied you from the evidence and by its…