Phoenix v. Carey

LOUIS H. YARRUT, Judge ad hoc.

Plaintiff, as administrator, and for the use and benefit of his minor son, aged 15, seeks to recover' for injuries and loss of wages sustained by his son who was shot in the ankle by defendant. Defendant admits the shooting but pleads self-defense. There was judgment for plaintiff for $2,000. Defendant has taken this appeal.

Defendant is a man 44 years of age, weighing 205 pounds. Plaintiff’s son was 15 at the time and weighed 127 pounds. Defendant operates a commercial establishment in Bridge City, Jefferson Parish, called the “Sweet Shop,” where intoxicants are…