Ulmer v. Seelman

Plaintiff brought suit against defendant for damages for personal injuries inflicted upon him by defendant, who, he charges, seriously assaulted him with stones, breaking a rib, and otherwise injuring him permanently. Defendant pleaded the general issue, and gave notice of self-defense in justification. That an altercation occurred between these parties, and that plaintiff’s rib was broken and his face bruised by stones thrown at him by defendant, does not appear to be disputed.

These men. were farmers in Ottawa, county, living on farms a few miles apart. There had been some bad feeling…