Wood v. McKeever

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was a civil action for damages. Defendant shot the plaintiff, inflicting wounds and injuries from which he will never recover.

Plaintiff is a man of 48 years. In August, 1928, he obtained a written lease on a ranch of 600 acres known as the Lota McKeever ranch, in Harper county. The term was for three years, but plaintiff was permitted to overstay his term, and he was still in possession of the property on April 13, 1932, when the shooting occurred which gave rise to this lawsuit.

Defendant, K. K. McKeever, 62 years old, resided on a…