Combs v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming.

In March, 1940, "Willie Combs was convicted of the crime of maliciously shooting and wounding Jeff Turner. His penalty was fixed at three years in the State Reformatory. He is appealing.

Combs operated a small mine in Breathitt county. Jeff Turner and his brother Bob worked for Combs in the • mine. Some feeling seems to have developed between Jeff and Combs because Bob Turner’s wages were raised and Jeff’s were not.

The shooting took place late in the afternoon of March 13, 1939. Jeff Turner was drinking and had gone to the Mullins’ store on Frozen…