Foster v. Krause
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ottawa; Cross, J. Case by William Foster against William Krause and others for personal injuries caused by assault and battery. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
Defendant Arthur Brems took umbrage at a tart letter addressed to him by the plaintiff, requesting him to keep his hogs out of plaintiff’s cornfield. He answered the letter in person, and an altercation ensued. At the moment when plaintiff had the better of the fight, Arthur’s brother and brother-in-law, the other defendants, came to his assistance, and as a result plaintiff lost the fight, and was severely kicked and beaten by them. This suit for assault and battery followed, and the jury awarded plaintiff as compensation for his injuries the sum of $900.
1. Defendants’ first assignment of…
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