Patterson v. Kuntz

On October 24, 1943, at about eight o'clock p.m., plaintiff's son, a young man fifteen years of age, was shot and severely wounded by the defendant, Warren E. Kuntz, while he was trespassing upon the premises of defendant located on Octavia Street in the City of New Orleans. Charging that defendant's act was willful, wanton and without cause or justification, plaintiff brought this suit to recover the sum of $3414.58, representing the expense he has borne as a result of the shooting, and $45,000 for and on behalf of the minor for the latter's personal injuries.

The defendant admits the…