State v. Kline

Defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree, and appeals from the order denying a new trial. The indictment charged in substance that defendant being intoxicated drove his automobile at a higher speed than reasonable and in a culpably careless manner against Joseph Stodola, causing his death. The facts developed at the trial were in short these: In the afternoon of July 15, 1924, defendant, with two friends, went in Ms automobile from Minneapolis to Waconia to fish. On his way out he purchased a bottle of whiskey.' It was consumed and another bottle was procured when in the…