Neilsen v. Hovander
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for What-com county, Kellogg, J., entered June 16, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for damages for assault and battery, after a trial on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by Mary F. Neilsen against H. O. Hovander and Otis Hovander, to recover damages for assault and battery. From a judgment in her favor, the defendants have appealed.
*94Respondent alleged the assault and battery, insulting, profane, and defamatory language used by appellants, and her damages. The answer was a general denial. There was evidence that H. O. Hovander, father of Otis Hovander, owns two farms in Whatcom county, one located immediately west, and the other east of, land belonging to the respondent; that on the day of the assault, the appellants attempted to drive a two-horse team…
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