Purtle v. Shelton

474 S.W.2d 123 (1971)

Robert A. PURTLE, Individually and As Next Friend of Jerry Purtle, A Minor, Appellant,

v.

Kenneth SHELTON, Jr., and Kenneth Shelton, Appellees.

No. 5-5705.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 6, 1971.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1972.

Brown, Compton & Prewett, El Dorado, for appellant.

Richard H. Mays, El Dorado, for appellees.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries suffered by Jerry Purtle, a sixteen-year-old minor, in a hunting accident during the 1969 deer hunting season. The defendants are Kenneth Shelton and his son, Kenneth, Jr., who was…