Commonwealth Ex Rel. Coombs v. Vincent

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

— Affirming,

On March 19, 1937, L. A. Jones, deputy sheriff of Muhlenberg county, shot and killed Clifton Coombs while attempting to arrest him. Pink Coombs qualified as administrator of the estate of Clifton Coombs and brought an action against L. A. Jones, Janie L. Vincent, sheriff of Muhlenberg county, and the Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, the surety on her bond, to recover damages for the death of his intestate. The court sustained the demurrer of the sheriff and her surety to plaintiff’s petition, the plaintiff amended his petition, and the demurrer to…