Thillman v. Neal
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Ritchie, J.). At the trial the following prayers were offere.d: Plaintiffs’ Prayer. — If the jury find for the plaintiffs they should award such damages as will, under all the circumstances of the case, compensate for the injury to the person and feelings suffered by Mrs. Neal by reason of the unlawful act of the defendant, if they shall find that defendant assaulted and struck her; and if they further find that the female…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City (Ritchie, J.). At the trial the following prayers were offere.d: Plaintiffs’ Prayer. — If the jury find for the plaintiffs they should award such damages as will, under all the circumstances of the case, compensate for the injury to the person and feelings suffered by Mrs. Neal by reason of the unlawful act of the defendant, if they shall find that defendant assaulted and struck her; and if they further find that the female plaintiff was treated with reckless violence and indignity, then they may award such further damages as they may think…
1Opinion of the CourtPearce, J.
This is an action to recover damages for an alleged assault by the defendant Thillman upon the female plaintiff, Cora I. Neal. The suit was originally instituted in the name of Cora I. Neal, by her husband and next friend, Thomas J. Neal, and the declaration conformed to this titling, .when the case came to trial, May 27th, 1898, on which day, as appears from the docket entries in the case, the general issue plea was filed. On the same day the plaintiff asked leave to amend the declaration by striking out the name of Thomas J. Neal as next friend and by making him joint plaintiff with his…
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