Williams v. Davidson

G-eorge Rose Smith, Justice.

This is an action brought by the appellee, individually and as nest friend,to recover damages for injuries sustained when his ten-year-old son Bobby was struck in the eye by a pellet fired from a BB gun. The plaintiff’s theory is that the defendant, John E. Williams, was negligent in failing to supervise and control his own ten-year-old son David, who owned the gun, and his eleven-year-old daughter Libby, who was holding the weapon when the accident happened. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiff totaling $12,500. The appellant’s only contention here is that…