Ratteree v. Chapman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Evidence. Assault and Battery. Adultery. Witness. Allegata and Probata. Pleadings. Justification. Dam* ages. Interest. Before Judge Van Epps. City Court of Atlanta.
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Evidence. Assault and Battery. Adultery. Witness. Allegata and Probata. Pleadings. Justification. Dam* ages. Interest. Before Judge Van Epps. City Court of Atlanta. December Term, 1886. The plaintiff’s declaration alleged that she went to the house of a tenant of defendant, where she spent a night; that, on the next morning, while sitting before the fire there, the defendant came in, “ and after abusing and cursing her for everything he could think of, did maliciously . . commit an assault and battery upon her; that he knocked her over the head with a stick which he held in his hand; that he…
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Sarah A. Chapman brought suit against Alexander Ratteree for damages alleged to have been sustained by her, for an assault and battery committed on her person by the defendant, Ratteree. On the trial of the case, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for damages. The defendant made a motion for new trial on the several grounds contained therein. The court overruled the motion upon each and all the grounds, and the defendant excepted to this judgment overruling the motion, and assigned the same as error.
1. We see no error in excluding the answer of the witness,…
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