Phillips v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Chiep Justice Clay

Affirming.

This is an appeal from a judgment convicting appellant of manslaughter and fixing his punishment at 21 years’ imprisonment.

Appellant and deceased, Charley Davis, were partners in a logging contract which they had with the Stearns Lumber Company. At the time of the tragedy, they were at their logging camp in McCreary county. The camp consisted of four shacks adjoining the Stearns’ railroad. Appellant’s son, Jesse Phillips, and the latter’s wife, Viola Phillips, also lived at the camp and Viola did the cooking. A number of women were in the…