Welch v. Ware

CAMPBELL, J:

"Ware recovered judgment for damages against Welch for an assault and battery committed February 16, 1874. The. declaration, besides setting out various immediate items of injury and suffering and expenses, averred a hindrance’ in his affairs and business, and a loss of profits which he would have derived from his occupation and business as a theatrical performer.

There was considerable conflict as to the exact incidents of the assault, upon which several witnesses appear to have been examined, — no important testimony on that head, however, being inserted in the bill of…