Dresser v. Blair

Blair recovered a judgment below for damages in an action for an assault and battery, which is now brought up for review upon the charges of ‘the judge.

In examining such a case, we are not concerned with the correctness of the charge except in so far as it is complained of, and then only so far as it can be legitimately complained of by the plaintiff in error.

The court made certain charges of its own motion, granted certain requests of both parties, and refused others. The exceptions to the charges given by the court outside of the requests are somewhat general and indefinite; but as the only…