Upshaw v. Cooper

Evans, Judge.

Bobby Cooper sued Phoetis Upshaw for personal injuries arising out of the allegedly deliberate and intentional shooting of the plaintiff by the defendant with a pistol. The defendant answered, denying the principal allegation of the complaint, and contended that plaintiff was the wrongdoer at the time plaintiff was shot. Defendant also alleged that because of the extreme and outrageous conduct of the plaintiff, severe emotional distress was inflicted upon the defendant, whereby the defendant is entitled to recover damages. The case proceeded to trial before a jury, and there the…