Wrabek v. Suchomel
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Le Sueur county to recover $30,000 for assault. The answer of Suchomel, Kohout and Manz alleged that when the assault occurred Suchomel used no more force than was necessary for the purpose of protecting himself from violence directed upon him by plaintiff and for the purpose of quieting plaintiff and requiring him to stop his derogatory remarks of defendants, and for the purpose of quelling, a riot which was likely to have occurred by reason…
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Action in the district court for Le Sueur county to recover $30,000 for assault. The answer of Suchomel, Kohout and Manz alleged that when the assault occurred Suchomel used no more force than was necessary for the purpose of protecting himself from violence directed upon him by plaintiff and for the purpose of quieting plaintiff and requiring him to stop his derogatory remarks of defendants, and for the purpose of quelling, a riot which was likely to have occurred by reason of the conduct of plaintiff. The case was tried before Tifft, J., and a jury which returned a verdict in favor of…
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
Appeal from an order denying a motion for a new trial of a civil action for damages for assault and battery.
On the afternoon of May 25, 1918, a political meeting was held at New Prague in this state, at which Governor Burnquist made an address. Plaintiff, a farmer living nearby, went to the village in the evening to attend a meeting of the .Society of Equity. He was a member of the Nonpartisan League and wore one of its buttons. The league favored the nomination for Governor of Charles A. Lindbergh. ' Plaintiff had displayed a Lindbergh banner on his house and had failed to attend the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Beals v. ConeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1900
- Smith v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Henderson v. St. Paul & Duluth RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Warren v. WestrupSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Gronquist v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Mullen v. DevenneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- State v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
- Parris v. McKaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Cashman v. BremerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
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