TONGAY v. STATE


79 So.2d 673 (1955)

Russell G. TONGAY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. Special Division A.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jepeway & Dauber, Miami, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Bart L. Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen., and John D. Marsh, County Sol., for appellee.


TERRELL, Justice.

Appellant was tried and convicted of manslaughter in the Criminal Court of Record, Dade County, on an information charging that "by his own * * * culpable negligence and with * * * reckless disregard for the life and safety of one Kathy Tongay, the infant daughter of the said Russell G. Tongay, age five years and eleven months, * * * command and permit said minor child, * * * to perform an act imminently and inherently dangerous * * * to wit: to...

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