Williams v. Knight

Smith, Judge.

Lawrence Williams brought an action against Jordan Knight and Steven Chandler seeking damages for personal injuries incurred when Chandler struck him during an altercation at a nightclub. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of Knight and Chandler, and Williams’s motion for new trial was denied.

The evidence at trial showed that Williams met a woman at an Atlanta nightclub and spoke with her for several minutes. Sometime later the woman tapped him on the shoulder and informed him that “some kid” had struck her and called her names. She asked for Williams’s advice. He offered to…