Sexton v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Reversing.

John Sexton, who was convicted of assault and battery and his punishment fixed at a fine of $100.00 and fifty days in jail, seeks a reversal of the judgment.

According to the evidence for the Commonwealth, the facts are as follows: On December 17, 1920, as Claude Collins and Orbin Hammons were passing the home of the defendant, the defendant came out and said: ‘ ‘ Claude, I am going down to your house to see your father. I *497want to find, out who is teaching this school, whether you or Henry Brown, and I want to.know why you have been abusing my…