Miller v. Olander

a This is an action to recover damages for an assault and battery. A judgment was entered for $1,500, being the amount of the verdict of the jury. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and the defendant appealed.

The assault took place on February 14, 1936. The plaintiff was a young man 16 years of age at that time, and the defendant was 74 years of age. The plaintiff was living with his parents and sister in an apartment house owned by the defendant, at 1307 South Twenty-fifth avenue, Omaha, and next door to the house in which the defendant lived. There were six apartments in the apartment…