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BURDON v. WOOD

No. 8486.

142 F.2d 303 (1944)

BURDON v. WOOD.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Floyd E. Thompson, of Chicago, Ill., and Edward E. Meyer and John W. Spencer, both of Evansville, Ind., for appellant.

Charles M. La Follette, Herman L. McCray and John H. Jennings, all of Evansville, Ind., for appellee.

Before SPARKS, KERNER, and MINTON, Circuit Judges.

MINTON, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellee, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Robert Burdon, brought suit against the defendant-appellant, Clarence Wood, alleging that on September 23, 1942, the defendant had unlawfully shot and killed her husband. The defendant in his answer admitted killing the plaintiff's husband, but alleged that he acted in self-defense and that therefore the killing was not...

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