 If a person kill another in self-defence, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing that in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was absolutely necessary...  Select American Cases on the Law of Self-defence - Page 558by L. B. Horrigan, Seymour Dwight Thompson - 1874 - 991 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Illinois - Illinois - 1845 - 766 pages
...in a spirit of revenge. SEC. 34. If a person kill another in self defence, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing, that in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was absolutely necessary ;... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1853 - 884 pages
...revenge. That in ordinary cases of one person killing another, in self-defence, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing that, in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily injury, the killing of the other was necessary; and it must'... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 738 pages
...law, says : " In ordinary cases of one person killing another in self defense, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing that in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily injury, the killing of the other was necessary, and it must... | |
 | California, Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder - Law - 1853 - 1108 pages
...in a spirit of revenge. SEC. 31. If a person kill another in self-defence, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing that in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was absolutely necessary ;... | |
 | William H. R. Wood - Law - 1857 - 834 pages
...spirit of revenge. ART. 1892, Sec. 31. Tf a person kill another in self-defense, it must appear that the n4 : @ @ @ 3 ! ! or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was absolutely necessary ;... | |
 | Nebraska - Session laws - 1859 - 464 pages
...not in a spirit of revenge. ยง 31. If a person kill another in self defense, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing, that, in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was absolutely necessary; and... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 722 pages
...the right of self-defense it must appear that at the time of and immediately before the killing the danger was so urgent and pressing that in order to save his own life or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm the killing of the deceased was absolutely necessary... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 714 pages
...jury were informed that it must appear that at the time of the killing the danger to the defendant was so urgent and pressing that in order to save his own life or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm the killing of Finley was absolutely necessary, etc.... | |
 | North Dakota - Session laws - 1862 - 640 pages
...in a spirit of revenge. SECT. 30. If a person kill another in self-defence, it must appear that the danger was so urgent and pressing, that, in order to save his own life, or to prevent his receiving great bodily harm, the killing of the other was absolutely necessary ;... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1862 - 1096 pages
...before he struck the mortal blow, and that, at the time he struck the mortal blow, the danger to himself was so urgent and pressing, that in order to save his own life, he killed deceased," as such addition and qualification were illegal and unwarranted, and unsupported... | |
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