PHOENIX v. CAREY

No. 20960.

108 So.2d 268 (1959)

Mike PHOENIX, Administrator, v. David CAREY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Orleans.

Rehearing Denied February 2, 1959.

Certiorari Denied March 23, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clay, Coleman, Dutrey & Thomson, New Orleans, for plaintiff and appellee.

John F. Rau, Jr., Gretna, for defendant and appellant.


LOUIS H. YARRUT, Judge ad hoc.

Plaintiff, as administrator, and for the use and benefit of his minor son, aged 15, seeks to recover for injuries and loss of wages sustained by his son who was shot in the ankle by defendant. Defendant admits the shooting but pleads self-defense. There was judgment for plaintiff for $2,000. Defendant has taken this appeal.

Defendant is a man 44 years of age, weighing 205 pounds. Plaintiff's son was 15 at the time and weighed...

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