Poe v. Hankins' Administratrix

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Richardson

Reversing.

This is an action under section 4, Ky. Statutes, by the administratrix of the estate of John Hankins against D. C. Poe for the killing of Hankins with a deadly weapon. The jury returned a verdict in her favor of $5,000.

In Poe v. Com., 244 Ky. 649, 51 S. W. (2d) 937, the facts here involved were summarized by this court. We will therefore not iterate them.

In Johnson v. Porter, 208 Ky. 390, 270 S. W. 813, 814, the administrator brought suit under section 4 to recover damages of Johnson for shooting and killing Price. We therein stated:

“No…