Pokriefka v. Mackurat

This is a civil action for assault and battery.. The injuries complained of were serious. Defendant had a verdict, and plaintiff appeals.

The judgment must be reversed, because—

1. The evidence as to defendant’s good' character was improperly received. Fahey v. Crotty, 63 Mich. 383.

2. Plaintiff and defendant were neighbors, each .having a son about 19 years of age. Plaintiff claimed that her son had b.een assaulted in front of her own house by defendant and his son; that defendant had thrown a brick, which struck plaintiff’s son on the head, inflicting a severe scalp wound; that plaintiff ran…