This case is mentioned in Street Law,
Chapter 1. However, in this case, there is not a law suit being brought against Dudley
and Stephens. Instead, they are being tried for murder.
If
you are asking if the two men should be convicted of murder, I think that they
absolutely should. There is nothing that says you can kill someone else to save your
own life unless they are threatening to kill you--you can't
just kill someone because it will be beneficial to you.
If
there were a lawsuit involved in this case, it might be for wrongful death. If such a
case were brought against the defendants, I think that the plaintiffs (injured party)
would win. Dudley and Stephens clearly caused the other's death in circumstances where
their actions were wrong.
So whether this is a criminal
case or a tort (lawsuit), Dudley and Stephens ought to lose.
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