Collier v. Thompson

Appellant, H. W. Collier, filed a complaint against W. W. Thompson, in which he prayed .judgment for damages, both compensatory and punitive, on account of an assault made upon him by Thompson. An answer was filed by Thompson, in which he alleged that he had been slandered by the plaintiff, and a cross-complaint was filed against Collier in which Thompson prayed damages on that account. W. F. Collier, the father, and Linnie D. Collier, the sister, of the plaintiff, were made defendants in this cross-complaint, upon the allegation that they had conspired with the plaintiff and had advised and…