McCausland v. People

This is an action commenced in a Justice’s Court in Boutt County, against William J. McCausland, plaintiff in error, resulting in a judgment against him in the County Court, to which he took an appeal from an adverse judgment in the Justice’s Court. The complaint upon which trial was had charges that “William J. Mc-Causland, on the 8th day of July, 1910, in said County, did torture, torment, unnecessarily and cruelly beat and needlessly mutilate one roan gelding (horse) contrary to the form of the statute.” etc. Defendant interposed a motion to quash on the ground that the. complaint or…