Lister v. McKee
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass, for assault and battery. Trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff; appeal by defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
He. Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee sued appellants in trespass for assault and battery. The jury found appellants guilty and assessed appellee’s damages at $10,000. Appellants moved for a new trial, whereupon appellee remitted $7,500 from the verdict, and the court overruled the motion for a new trial and rendered judgment for $2,500.
It is not claimed by appellee that the elder Lister struck him, and the evidence shows that he did not, but appellee claims and testified that he was present when his son, Joseph Lister, Jr., assaulted and beat appellee, and that the…
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- Hilmes v. StroebelWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
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