Killian v. Webber

PRICE, Judge.

Betty Webber, a minor, brought suit by her father, M. T. Webber, as her next friend, against H. Clay Killian claiming damages for an assault and battery. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff in the court below. Motion for a new trial was duly filed by defendant and was overruled.

Plaintiff’s evidence tended to show that she was employed in the office of KillianKnowles Real Estate Company, in Gadsden, Alabama, in which company defendant was a partner. On numerous occasions she had ridden to and from her home to work with defendant and on such rides their relationship was…