Perry v. Beverage

The purpose of this action was to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendants are *654the Webb Logging & Timber Company, a corporation, and James Beverage, its superintendent or foreman. Separate answers were interposed by the defendants. In each there were certain adjnissions and denials, and an affirmative defense which was to the effect that, if the plaintiff sustained injuries, they were due to bis own fault in making an assault upon the defendant Beverage and were inflicted as a matter of self-defense on the part of this defendant. The affirmative defenses were denied by a reply.…