Abstract
This essay analyzes Margot Macomber’s culpability in the shooting of her husband from a legal perspective. The authors situate the story in the contemporary legal context of Kenya in relation to African customary law, British law, and the American legal system. The authors consider the relevancy of newspaper coverage of several Kenyan homicide cases Hemingway was likely to have heard or read about during his first safari. Margot would likely be charged with manslaughter under British Law in the early 1930s. Significantly, under the manslaughter charge her intent in the shooting would be irrelevant, and her conviction would depend on whether or not the shooting amounted to culpable negligence.
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