Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Anderson

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 24, 1916PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Fayette Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

On the 9th day of May, 1914, the appellee, Lee Anderson, became involved in an affray'with. Robert and Elsie Chenault, they being brothers. The trouble grew out of an effort of appellee to collect from the Chenault brothers a small debt of $4.00, which he claimed they owed and had been owing him for some time. In the fight between the parties five shots were fired, the proof tending to show that two of tliem were fired by the Chenault brothers at appellee and the other three being fired by him at them. With one of his shots he killed Elsie Chenault…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. . NashSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
  2. Augustine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
  3. Teat v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
  4. Commonwealth v. CainCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1879
  5. Keeton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1892

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Smith v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1987
  2. State v. FredlundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
  3. Forman v. GaultCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
  4. State v. CorbittSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
  5. Commonwealth v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1955

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