Davis v. Maddox

ELLIS, Judge.

This is an action for damages claimed to have been sustained by the plaintiff due to an attack upon his person by the defendant, which is allegedly unwarranted. The trial below was had by jury which found in favor of the defendant. A motion for a new trial was refused and the plaintiff has appealed.

The evidence shows that some six or eight months prior to the incident which gave rise to this lawsuit the wife of the defendant was approached by the plaintiff and asked to go on a date with him. The plaintiff had known the wife of the defendant practically all of her life, knew she…