Archer v. Bowling

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Carroll.

Reversing.

On August 20, 1911, Lewis Archer was killed by Thomas Bowling. He left surviving him a widow and five infant children, and within the year his widow alone brought suit against Bowling and others implicated in the killing to recover damages for the death of her husband, under section four of the Kentucky Statutes. This section reads:

“The widow and minor child, or either or both of them, of a person killed by the careless, wanton or malicious use of firearms, or by any weapon popularly known as colts, brass knucks, or slung-shot's, or other deadly…