Roberts v. Hayes

Mr. Presiding Justice Edwards

delivered the opinion of the court.

The complaint set forth that on May 26,1934, Thomas J. Hayes, intestate of appellant, brought about and encompassed the death of William M. Roberts, intestate of appellee, by a wrongful and wilful act, by firing a revolver bullet wilfully and intentionally into the body of said Roberts. Appellee answered, denying that said Hayes occasioned the death of Roberts by any wrongful or wilful act, denied that he intentionally fired the shot as alleged, and averred that Hayes, at the time of the shooting, was insane and incapable of…