Swindle v. Thornton

Sam Robinson, Associate Justice.

The appellants, Sam Swindle and Elizabeth Swindle, brother and sister, committed an assault and battery upon the appellee, M. O. Thornton, by beating him in the face with a rock and cutting Mm about the face and on the arm with a pocketknife. Thornton filed suit against the Swindles for damages due to the injuries inflicted upon him. The trial resulted in a judgment in favor of Thornton in the sum of $1,500, and the Swindles have appealed.

Mr. Thornton is a resident engineer for the State Highway Department. It was his duty in connection with his work to see…