Smith v. Smith

This is an action by appellant against appellee, a son against a father, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the former, as the result of the wrongful acts of the latter. The complaint is in two paragraphs. The first is based on acts of personal violence, inflicted during appellant’s minority, while he was a member of appellee’s family, which are alleged to have continued over a period of years, and to have been “cruel, inhuman, excessive, unreasonable, unwarranted and malicious.” The second is based upon the failure, neglect and refusal of appellee, without any excuse…