Davis v. State

On July 4, 1924, an elaborate public celebration was held in Okeechobee City. At about the noon hour, and just preceding the serving of a barbecue dinner, several aeroplanes were flying in the air overhead, and a succession of explosions from firecrackers and other noise-making devices were recurring at frequent intervals at the scene of the celebration. Large numbers of people and many automobiles were moving about in the vicinity. One of the spectators at the celebration was standing by an automobile, engaged in casual conversation with a friend seated in the car, when the former fell to…