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PURTLE v. SHELTON

No. 5-5705.

474 S.W.2d 123 (1971)

Robert A. PURTLE, Individually and As Next Friend of Jerry Purtle, A Minor, Appellant, v. Kenneth SHELTON, Jr., and Kenneth Shelton, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Compton & Prewett, El Dorado, for appellant.

Richard H. Mays, El Dorado, for appellees.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries suffered by Jerry Purtle, a sixteen-year-old minor, in a hunting accident during the 1969 deer hunting season. The defendants are Kenneth Shelton and his son, Kenneth, Jr., who was seventeen at the time of the accident. The jury attributed half the negligence to Jerry Purtle and half to young Shelton; so there was no recovery. For reversal the appellant, Jerry's father and next friend, contends that...

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