Norris v. China Clipper Cafe

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellant, Marie Elizabeth Norris, for the recovery of, damages from Paula Allman, her husband, and her employers, for an alleged assault on her by Paula Allman. In answer to special issues submitted to it, the jury found that Paula Allman was acting within the scope and course of her employment with the China Clipper Cafe and its owners, and that it did not reasonably appear from the evidence that — from the acts of Mrs. Norris or words coupled with her acts — she was about to make an unlawful attack upon Paula Allman. The jury found that…