Jahns v. Clark

The minor, who is prosecuting this action by his guardian ad litem, was shot by a deputy sheriff of Spokane county, and seeks to recover damages for the resulting injury. The deputy, who is the appellant Thomas, was sued along with the sheriff, appellant Clark, and the appellant surety company which furnished the statutory sheriff’s bond. The shooting took place on the evening of October 16,1924, and the evidence, as the jury had a right to view it, shows that the sheriff had sent the deputy Thomas, with other deputies, in the sheriff’s automobile, to the neighborhood where the shooting took…