Fisher v. Johnson

NEUMANN, Justice.

Rodger D. Johnson appealed from the judgment entered in an action brought by Todd A. Fisher to recover damages arising out of a beating inflicted upon him by Johnson and from an order denying Johnson’s motion for new trial. We affirm.

Rodger, Fisher, and a number of others were involved in an altercation at a bar in Grafton on March 5, 1988. Rodger received a cut under his right eye and required medical attention.

Early on March 27, 1988, Rodger and his brother, Dale Johnson, waited outside Fisher’s home. Fisher was dropped off by a friend. As Fisher was walking toward his…