Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Mooney
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 2, 1956No. 1865PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge. -
Plaintiff, appellee here, brought an action for assault and battery, alleging that he had been maliciously and violently. assaulted by defendant. Defendant answered asserting that he acted in self-defense after he had been assaulted by plaintiff, and filed a counterclaim. Each party claimed $2,000 compensatory and $1,000 punitive damages. Based- on a jury verdict, judgment was entered for plaintiff for $500 compensatory and $50 punitive damages.
It is not necessary to present the factual background since we are primarily concerned with an evidentiary problem. However,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Ewing v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- State v. MintonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- United States v. MichenerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Galvan v. TorresAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
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