Ryerson v. Carter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Black, J.

The suit in this case was brought to recover damages for an alleged assault and battery made by the defendant. The case was tried by the court without a jury, resulting in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant appeals, on the ground that the court erred in refusing the defendant’s motion to nonsuit in rendering a judgment against the defendant without evidence.

The defendant is a householder, living on Parsonette street, in the borough of Verona, and was using gas supplied by the Public Service Gas Company, measured by a meter,…