Reed v. Hoffman

debvered the opinion of the court:

Appellant Charles Herrington was a co-defendant in a civil suit that was conducted in the circuit court of Marion County. He appeals from a judgment of that court entered upon a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor. The judgment found him jointly and severally liable with a co-defendant in the amount of *10,000 and costs of suit.

The suit was commenced to recover plaintiff’s damages for bodily injuries allegedly caused by an unprovoked assault and battery upon him by defendant Hoffman. Appellant’s liability for the injuries was premised on alternate theories of…