Van Lom v. Schneiderman

The plaintiff sued for assault and battery and false imprisonment. At the trial the cause of action based on false imprisonment was withdrawn by the court from the consideration of the jury and the trial proceeded on the charge of assault and battery alone. For that wrong the plaintiff demanded $5,000.00 compensatory damages and $5,000.00 punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict for the full amount asked. From the consequent judgment the defendant has appealed.

There are no exceptions in the record and the defendant’s brief contains no assignments of error. The brief sets forth two…