Hutchinson v. Treloar

This case comes to us on the pleadings. The plaintiff’s petition asserts that defendant LaPoint is a deputy sheriff and the defendant Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company is the surety on his official bond as well as the surety on the official bond of the sheriff. The defendant Treloar is the proprietor of Treloar’s Inn. Plaintiff sought damages for an alleged wrongful assault and battery, asserted to have been committed by LaPoint. Treloar was joined as a defendant, it being asserted that he conspired, confederated and joined with LaPoint and did aid, abet and encourage said assault and…