Koclanes v. Hertenstein

Phillip J. Koclanes brought this negligence action against William Hertenstein, Sr., in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County to recover damages for an eye injury he received while he and Hertenstein were hunting. A jury returned a verdict for defendant and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict and denied plaintiff’s post trial motions.

On March 10, 1967, plaintiff, defendant and Wally Owens, friends and business associates, went to Lacey’s Hunting Club, about 7Vz miles west of Mt. Vernon to hunt quail. They were accompanied by James Lacey, operator of the hunting club, who directed…