Harrison v. Mitchell

Defendant, Jimmy Harrison, appeals from a judgment in the amount of $5,000 plus interest for an assault and denial of his motion for mistrial, and for judgment n.o.v. or, in the alternative, a new trial. Plaintiff, Johnnie L. Mitchell, cross-appeals from the order of the court granting a directed verdict in favor of defendant as to plaintiff's slander of title count in his complaint.

The facts show that David Harris and his wife had entered into a contract to buy four acres of land in Lauderdale County from Johnnie Mitchell and his wife for $12,000. Sometime 1afterward the Harrises, along with…