Crawford v. Bergen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winnesheilc District Court. — Hon. W. A. Hoyt, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for an alleged assault and battery and for slander. There was a trial by jury, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The petition was in three counts. The first count charged an assault and battery. The second was for charging the plaintiff with setting fire to certain hay, which, with other property belonging to defendant’s father, was burned. The third count was for falsely charging the defendant with stealing, destroying and injuring certain meat in the cellar of the defendant’s father. No consideration of the claim under the third count is necessary. The jury was fully warranted, under proper instructions from the court, in returning a verdict for the defendant on that count, upon the ground- that the…
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