Fountain v. . Pettee

This was an action of assault and battery. The plaintiff, a collector of wharfage, called at the office of the defendant, to collect a bill for the wharfage of a boiler belonging to the defendant's firm. Words arose between the parties, and the defendant forcibly ejected the plaintiff from the office, throwing him down a flight of steps, and injuring him severely. The jury found a verdict of $750, for the plaintiff. The only exceptions in the case are to rulings of the court on questions of evidence. These exceptions, as presented on the appellant's points, are seven in number, six where…