Hanauer v. Coscia

The plaintiff brought an action for damages for assault and battery in two counts against the named defendant, Nicholas Coscia, Jr., and against the defendants Nicola Coscia, Sr., and Mary Coscia, the father and mother of the named defendant. The second count claimed that the battery was “committed maliciously or willfully and wantonly.” The defendants denied the material allegations of the complaint, and the named defendant alleged, by way of special defense, that the plaintiff entered his home and assaulted him and that his acts were done in self-defense to protect himself, his family and…