Fryberger v. Perkins

This was a suit by the appellant, against the appellee, to recover damages for an alleged assault and battery.

The action was commenced in the Hamilton Circuit Court, but, on the appellee’s application, the venue of the cause was changed to the court below. The cause was put at issue, and submitted to a jury for trial, and a verdict was returned for the appellant, assessing his damages in the sum of one cent. Upon this verdict the court rendered judgment in favor of the appellant, for the sum of one cent in damages, and for “ the sum of one cent costs, and no more.” The appellant’s motion for…