Pospisil v. Acton

Redick, District Judge.

Assault and battery. Plaintiff stated in his cause of action that the defendant, without any provocation, as*201saulted plaintiff by striking him with a chair, thereby causing him severe injuries. The defendant answered, alleging that 'at the time in question, while defendant was seated in a chair, plaintiff, without any provocation, struck defendant a violent blow upon his head, causing the defendant and the chair whereon he sat to turn about on the floor, and that defendant thereupon, and in self-defense, and in defense of his wife and children, quickly arose, seizing the…