Trousil v. Bayer

This is an action to recover damages for assault and battery. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $200, and defendant appeals. The principal errors assigned by the defendant are that the damages are excessive, and that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence, and was the result of passion and prejudice.

The evidence shows that the plaintiff, who was a young farmer about 22 years old, was quite severely injured by reason of the assault. The physician who was called to attend him upon the day of the assault testified that the young man was delirious when he arrived at his home; that both…