Lexa v. Zmunt

The question presented in this case is whether the facts disclosed by the record are such as to warrant any recovery of damages by the plaintiff against the commissioners of the county under the provisions of the statute.

Section 6281, General Code, provides in substance that a person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover from the county in which such assault is made a sum within the limits therein prescribed.

Section 6278, General Code, defines the terms “mob” and “lynching” as follows: “A collection of people assembled for an unlawful purpose and intending to do damage or injury to any…