Wood v. Commonwealth

C. L. Wood was convicted under an indictment-charging him with assault and battery upon Ruby Pugh, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100. To that judgment this writ of error was allowed.

The facts as disclosed by the evidence for the Commonwealth are as follows: According to the testimony *403of Ruby Pugh, age fourteen years, C. L. Wood owned and conducted a store on State highway No. 12, a short distance from the public school building at Grant, in Grayson county, Virginia. She was a pupil in this school and occasionally made purchases at this store. In the fall of 1924, she was standing in front…