Spelina v. Sporry

Mr. Presiding Justice Friend

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff brought an action of assault and battery in the circuit court to recover damages for injuries received as a result of an alleged wilful assault by defendant Ernest Sporry, superintendent of E. J. Albrecht Co. (hereinafter referred to as the corporation), his employer, by means of a deadly weapon. The jury awarded plaintiff $12,000, presumably including punitive damages, upon which judgment was duly entered. The joint appeal by defendants followed.

The declaration charged that the corporation, engaged in constructing a…