Butler v. Molinski

Me. Special Justice Geanville S. Ridley

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The questions made on this appeal were decided adversely to the contention of the plaintiff in error by both the trial judge and the Court of Appeals. We granted cer-tiorari and filed with the record the following memorandum:

‘ ‘ The plaintiff in error sued the defendant for damages resulting from (1) negligence in setting his wife’s broken arm at the wrist; (2) for assault and battery upon his wife, i. e. setting her arm in violation of her express instructions.

“The wife also brought a separate action for damages…