Knasiak v. Rambo

Citations

• 57 Pa. Super. 8
• 1914 Pa. Super. LEXIS 141

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Reckless shooting of firearms — Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action by a girl to recover damages for the loss of an eye caused by the alleged careless firing of a rifle, the case is for the jury, and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will be sustained where the evidence tends to show that the defendant was familiar with the use of the rifle, that the weapon in question carried from a mile to a mile and a half, that the defendant fired the gun from the window of his father’s house to frighten some boys stoning an apple tree in the orchard, that the plaintiff was struck while walking with other girls along a lane on the farm of defendant’s father, much frequented by the public without objection by the owner of the land, and it is fairly deducible from the evidence that the ball was shot in the direction of the girls, or if not, was deflected towards them by striking some obstruction in its course.</p>