State of Kansas v. Dreiling

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

In a prosecution begun before a justice of the peace the appellant Brungardt, together with A. Á. Dreiling, was found guilty of assault and battery. They appealed to the district court and were there convicted. Brungardt alone has appealed.

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