Guterson v. Jensen
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered December 7, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages from the defendant on account of an alleged assault and battery committed upon him by the defendant. For answer to the complaint, the defendant admitted the assault and pleaded that the same was provoked by the plaintiff, that the defendant acted in self-defense and not otherwise. Upon these issues the case was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $3,500. Upon a motion for a new trial, the court, upon condition of denying the motion, required a remission of $1,500 from the verdict. The…
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