Johnson v. Lamm

The plaintiff, Hannah Johnson, brought this action in case against Abram Lamm and Joseph 0. Lamm for the recovery of damages for an assault made by the Lamms jointly upon the plaintiff about Uovember 25, 1904. The defendants filed a plea of the general issue. Upon these pleadings the case went to trial. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the defendants moved to exclude the evidence of the assault on the ground that it did not support the declaration, because it did not show any joint assault, or any assault by defendant Joseph 0. Lamm. The trial court agreed with defendants’ attorneys…