Jordan v. Lamar

COWART, Judge.

Ed Mason and Bruce Lincoln were personal friends. Twice while target shooting, Mason used a revolver personally owned by Lincoln. One day Mason had an argument with his wife. The sheriff was called and Mason was taken to the Sheriff’s Office, then later returned to his home. Mason drove to the home of Lincoln, who had no knowledge of Mason’s domestic argument, and borrowed Lincoln’s revolver. Mason later used that revolver to kill his wife. The wife’s personal representative brought a wrongful death action against Lincoln. At the trial, the court instructed the jury that the…