Cain v. Skillin

Appellee brought this action in the circuit court against appellant Cain, a state law enforcement officer, and appellant Union Indemnity Company as surety on his official bond, charging that in the line and scope of his official duties he committed an assault and battery on him.

Some of the tendencies of the evidence necessary to be stated to understand the questions presented are: That plaintiff and two companions had been to a dance and drank liquor, and plaintiff was considerably under its influence; that he had a room at the Hill-man Hotel, and he and his companions entered the hotel about…