Carter v. Public Service Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Campbell, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of non-suit entered at the Essex County Circuit by direction of Judge Mountain.

One Chester G. Ryerson,.an agent of the defendant, was directed by the defendant to go to premises occupied by the appellants and remove a gas meter.

While in the act of so doing, the plaintiff Ella A. Carter sought to prevent the removal of the meter, and the result was an affray, out of which grew charges and counter-charges of assault and battery as between Mrs. Carter and Mr. Ryerson.

Ryerson brought suit against Mrs. Carter in…