Stewart v. Watson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from New Madrid Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry C. Riley, Judge. The first error contended for on the part of the appellant as being reversible is the action of the court in permitting witness Gus. Richards to'testify as to his general reputation as being a quarrelsome, dangerous and turbulent man, over the objection of appellant.
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Appeal from New Madrid Circuit Court. — Hon. Henry C. Riley, Judge. The first error contended for on the part of the appellant as being reversible is the action of the court in permitting witness Gus. Richards to'testify as to his general reputation as being a quarrelsome, dangerous and turbulent man, over the objection of appellant. Appellant respectfully contends that this was error such as ought to reverse this case and that the character or reputation of a litigant, except where it tends to impeach him as a witness, is never admissible except in isolated cases where the character is…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit for damages alleged to have accrued to the plaintiff; because of an assault and battery upon him by the defendant. Plaintiff recovered in the circuit court and the defendant appeals. The evidence tended to prove that the defendant, without reasonable cause therefor, or upon very slight provocation, at most, assaulted the plaintiff and beat him into insensibility. He remained unconscious from about five o’clock in the afternoon until about five o’clock the following morning. The plaintiff suffered great physical pain and mental anguish as well as humiliation and insult from the…
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