Hesse v. Busby

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiffs seek damages for an alleged assault and false arrest committed by the defendant. From a judgment rejecting their demands, plaintiffs appeal. The defendant answers the appeal, seeking expert witness fees of two doctors.

The substantial issue is whether the defendant Busby acted reasonably in carrying a shotgun when he approached and detained a group of teenagers,- whom he believed to be the persons who had been harassing him and his family and vandalizing his property.

In written reasons amply supported by the record, the trial judge states:

“Plaintiffs contend that on…