Coleman v. Daniel

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Pulton

Reversing.

This action, filed by appellee, Esther Daniel, against appellant, Emily Coleman, to recover damages for personal injuries as the result of a pistol shot wound allegedly inflicted by appellant, resulted in verdict and judgment for $750 compensatory damages and $500 punitive damages. This appeal follows.

Appellee’s evidence was to the effect that appellant was engaged in driving chickens out of her field and in doing so fired a pistol near the chickens; that appellee and her husband were standing at a window of their home nearby watching; that…