Iaukea v. Cummings

Opinion oe the Court, by

Fbear, J.

The only question presented by the exceptions is whether the verdict is supported by the evidence. The action is for $5000 damages for injuries alleged to have resulted from an *559assault and battery by the defendant upon Mrs. laukea, one of tbe plaintiffs. The jury awarded $500 damages.

J. L. Kaululcou and Enoch Johnson, for plaintiffs. W. C. A chi, for defendant.

The witnesses for tbe respective parties agree on some points and differ on others, but from the evidence as a whole, the jury, who were the sole judges of the credibility of the witnesses and the weight…