Ivey v. State

John Ivey, defendant below, plaintiff in error here, is a man 52 years of age, engaged in business in Wanette, a resident of that neighborhood for 20 years, of good repute, and the owner of a farm some miles out. The defendant had spent the day on his farm, with his tenant, digging a ditch. That night the defendant telephoned a taxi driver, Don Abbott, to come to the farm early the next morning to take him in to Wanette. The taxi driver came, and after they had proceeded some distance homeward the car refused to move. Defendant went to a nearby farmhouse for help. This farmer and another…