WILLIAMS v. DAVIDSON

No. 5-4033.

409 S.W.2d 311 (1966)

John E. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. James E. DAVIDSON, Individually and as Next Friend of Bobby Davidson, a Minor, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 19, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellant.

Johnston & Martin, Morrilton, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action brought by the appellee, individually and as next friend, to recover damages for injuries sustained when his ten-year-old son Bobby was struck in the eye by a pellet fired from a BB gun. The plaintiff's theory is that the defendant, John E. Williams, was negligent in failing to supervise and control his own ten-year-old son David, who owned the gun, and his eleven-year-old daughter Libby, who was holding the weapon when...

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