A. B. C. Stores, Inc. v. Brown

COMBS, Justice.

Noah Brown, a customer, was assaulted' by Robert Davis, an employee of the A. B. C. Stores, Inc. He filed this suit against the company seeking damages in the sum of $5,000 for alleged injuries resulting from the assault.

• Plaintiff’s petition charges that his injuries were maliciously and willfully inflicted upon him by the employee Davis, without just excuse or provocation; that said assault was made with the implied authority of the defendant in that defendant’s manager, David Cammack, under whom Davis' worked, was present and did not interfere or attempt to prevent the…