Wise v. Peugh

Appellant, W. L. Wise, sued the appellee, W. Gr. Peugh, for damages for an assault made upon appellant by one Bill Wamble, who, it is alleged, was acting as agent of ap-. pellee at the time of the assault and battery. The court granted a peremptory instruction for the defendant; hence this appeal.

The case in substance is as follows:

Appellee, Peugh, was engaged in selling trucks and automobiles, and Bill Wamble was his sales agent in the business. The record shows that Wamble obtained a pair of mules for Peugh upon some kind of an automobile trade, and Wamble sold the mules to appellant, Wise,…