Ogodziski v. Gara
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the county court'of Trem-pealeau county; Randolph A. Richards, Judge. This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages based upon a claim of assault and battery upon his wife, Mary Ogodziski.
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Appeal from a judgment of the county court'of Trem-pealeau county; Randolph A. Richards, Judge. This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages based upon a claim of assault and battery upon his wife, Mary Ogodziski. Plaintiff and his wife came to the village of Independence, Wisconsin, from Philadelphia on July 1, 1919. From July 1, 1919, until August 31, 1919, plaintiff acted as organist in the Polish Catholic church oí which defendant Gara is pastor, and plaintiff’s wife sang in the choir. On the morning of August 31, 1919, after a disturbance, plaintiff’s wife was evicted from…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecker, C. J.
It is contended by the defendants that the court erred in refusing to hold as a matter of law that the .-plaintiff- and his-wife, on- the occasion in question, were guilty of molesting and interrupting a religious service when they declined to leave the organ loft of the church at the request of the Rev. Gara, who was in charge of the services. It appears that plaintiff and his wife refused-to turn over the keys to the organ when Rev. Gara requested them to do so on Saturday, the day preceding the alleged assault. This request by Rev. Gara was made for the purpose of permitting one Volski, an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Monson v. LewisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Ogodziski v. GaraWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
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