Jacobs v. Williams
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit .Court, Raleigh County. Action by David Jacobs against Andy Williams. A verdict for plaintiff was set aside, and a new trial granted, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBARGER^ JUDGE:
In an action of trespass for assault and battery, David Jacobs, a traveling salesman of Cincinnati, Ohio, obtained a verdict for $1,000.00, against Andy Williams, in the circuit court of Raleigh county, on the 12th day of Dec., 1906. A motion to set 'it aside, as being contrary to the law and the evidence, was overruled July 8, 1906, and judgment rendered. On affidavits, showing alleged newly discovered evidence, the judgment and verdict were set aside and a new trial allowed July 18, 1906, to which last order a writ of error was allowed.
Preliminarily, insufficiency of the…
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