Bell v. Morrison
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the circuit court of Noxubee county; Hon. John Watts, judge. Neil Morrison sued Tyrus Bell, William Bell, Vincent Bell, Bird Farmer, John Dawson, and Matthias Crotty, in the circuit court of Noxubee county, in an action for damages for an assault and battery committed on him by the defendants. The suit was subsequently discontinued as to Vincent Bell. The defendants pleaded, “not guilty,” molliter manus imposnii, and son assault demesne, all, in short.
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In error from the circuit court of Noxubee county; Hon. John Watts, judge. Neil Morrison sued Tyrus Bell, William Bell, Vincent Bell, Bird Farmer, John Dawson, and Matthias Crotty, in the circuit court of Noxubee county, in an action for damages for an assault and battery committed on him by the defendants. The suit was subsequently discontinued as to Vincent Bell. The defendants pleaded, “not guilty,” molliter manus imposnii, and son assault demesne, all, in short. A verdict of $1,200 was found by the jury for the plaintiff. The testimony is conflicting; but it seems the parties were…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Handy
This was an action for an assault and battery, brought by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error in the eir*82cuit court of Noxubee county. The defendants below pleaded three pleas in short by consent. 1st. Not guilty. 2d. Molliter manus imposuil. 3d. Son assault demesne, upon which the plaintiff took “ issue in short by consent.”
The testimony in the record is prolix, and the particulars of the difficulty between the parties are stated at length, and not without contradictions in many respects between the witnesses. It is only necessary, in considering the case as presented for…
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