West v. West

Bell, Chief Justice.

The grounds of the motion for a new trial will be dealt with in a slightly different order from that in which they appear in the statement.

In ground 2 of the amendment to the motion, it was contended that the court erred in permitting the plaintiff to testify that the defendant “would threaten and choke me,” over objection that the word “threaten” was a conclusion. The testimony was given near the beginning of her evidence. The plaintiff later testified: “He has beaten me with a strap. He beat me to where I did not have a place on my back that was not black. I never made a…