Shore v. Shore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one for «damages for assault and battery. The plaintiff recovered, and the defendant appeals.

The plaintiff is the wife of the defendant’s son. She testified she was handled very roughly, and was badly injured. The defendant testified he slapped the plaintiff a little on the side of her face. The plaintiff’s husband corroborated his father. The jury returned a general verdict for $1,000, and returned the following findings of fact:

*102“4. Do you find that the plaintiff pushed defendant away from the table, or was in the act of…