State v. Mier

The defendant was tried under an information charging an assault with a dangerous weapon. The jury returned a verdict guilty of simple assault and defendant has appealed.

The facts established are as follows, when viewed in the light of the testimony most favorable to the verdict. Defendant had rented a farm from Theodore Johnson. There was no written lease. In August when defendant started combining the grain he called Johnson, advised him of this fact, and asked him to come to the farm and haul away his share of the grain. Johnson and his son Erling went to the farm and a dispute arose…