Townsend v. Briggs
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of "Ventura County, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
After a consideration of this case upon a hearing in Bank, we are satisfied that the judgment and order ■denying defendant’s motion for a new trial should be reversed.
This action is to recover damages for personal injuries caused .'by an alleged wrongful and malicious assault made by defendant upon the person of plaintiff. The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of nine thousand dollars, upon which judgment was entered, from which and from an order denying his motion for a new trial defendant appeals. The main question in the case was whether the appellant used unnecessary force…
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