J. C. Penney Co. v. Gravelle

On the Merits

Morse <& Graves, of Las Vegas, for Appellants. Thruston & McNamee, of Las Vegas, for Respondents.

OPINION

By the Court,

Ducker, J.:

Respondent, plaintiff in the court below, recovered damages in this action against both appellants for personal injuries suffered by him on account of an assault and battery alleged to have been committed by Whitworth while in the employ of the corporation as a clerk. The appeal is from the judgment entered on the verdict, and from the order denying the motion for a new trial. The charging part of the complaint, in substance, is as follows:

“That on the…