Combs v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Drury, Commissioner

Affirming.

Lewis Combs has appealed from a sentence of life imprisonment imposed upon him for the murder of Floyd Williams.

On Saturday, June 13, 1931, old man Lewis Holliday invited his neighbors to gather in and hoe out his corn. They came and worked until about 4 p. m., when they were invited to the house for supper. There seems to have been both plenty to eat and plenty to drink, and as a result of the latter some minor brawls occurred. Lewis Combs had one with Sherman Dobson; they were separated by Calloway Napier; and Floyd Williams, who lived in…