STATE v. MESSERLY

No. 9172.

244 P.2d 1054 (1952)

STATE v. MESSERLY.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jess L. Angstman, Havre, for appellant.

Arnold H. Olsen, Atty. Gen., Mr. Thomas F. Joyce, Asst. Atty. Gen., James T. Harrison, County Atty., Malta, for respondent.


BOTTOMLY, Justice.

Upon an information charging him with the crime of manslaughter, Fred Messerly was found guilty by the jury. The court entered judgment on the verdict. The defendant Fred Messerly appeals from the judgment.

The facts: At Zortman, Phillips County, Montana, on Sunday evening, October 15, 1950, a large number of people had gathered for the opening of the hunting season for deer. A crowd of people were congregated in the Miners Club, also known...

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