Anderson v. Wirkman

On September 30, 1919, Jacob Maki shot and killed L. O. B. Anderson, and then committed suicide. A claim was duly presented against Maki’s estate but rejected, and this action was then instituted by the heirs of Anderson against the administrator of Maki’s estate to recover damages, and such proceedings were had therein that a verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs. A new trial was denied, and defendant appealed from the judgment.

1. Mary Anderson, widow of L. O. B. Anderson, was the only surviving witness of the killing, and at the opening *180of the trial, counsel for defendant objected…