Capps v. Carpenter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one by Carrol Capps, a minor, *463against A. B. Carpenter, for damages for personal injury inflicted by Carpenter’s minor son, Joe Carpenter. Plaintiff recovered, and defendant appeals.

Carpenter permitted Joe to have and use a spring gun. It was of the size, weight and appearance of the familiar “air gun,” but the missile, a steel shot BB size, was expelled by a spring compressed by a lever and released by a trigger. In target shooting the shot would penetrate a paper put on a post for the target. Sometimes a shot would dent the…