Hickman v. Desimone

—This is an action to recover for personal injuries inflicted by an assault and battery. The, case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict against the defendant for $2,500. From a judgment on the verdict, the defendant has appealed.

The errors assigned question rulings on the admissibility of certain testimony, the giving of certain instructions, and the failure to reduce or set aside the verdict as excessive.

A very brief statement of facts will suffice for an understanding of the questions to be discussed.

Ella Hickman, a married woman and the mother of seven children, was employed as a…