Linkhart v. Savely

This is an action for assault and battery in which the plaintiff Linkhart seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the defendant Savely. It is alleged that the defendant maliciously, without warning, and while plaintiff’s back was turned, struck the plaintiff with a metal chair, causing serious injuries. The answer alleges that the plaintiff is a powerful, turbulent and dangerous character; that he was the aggressor in the affray; that he struck the defendant’s son-in-law, Wayne Hyde, in the face and then turned and approached the defendant in a threatening and belligerent manner, and…