Kramer v. Weigand

Plaintiff is an unmarried woman, and this is an action for trespass upon her person. In her petition she charges defendant with forcible de.hauchmenf, resulting in her pregnancy and in tlie subsequent birth of a bastard child. From a judgment in her favor for f5,000 defendant has appealed, relying upon the following points for a reversal: (1) The action is one for damages for assault and battery and is barred by tlie statute of limitations, because it was not commenced within a year from the time it accrued. (2) The evidence is insufficient to prove that plaintiff did *48not consent to the acts…