Poeppel v. Fisher

Defendent Virgil Fisher appeals from the final judgment of the District Court, Flathead County, sitting with a jury. Plaintiff Richard O. Poeppel brought this civil action - against defendant seeking money damages for assault and battery. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, awarding $5,000 damages.

This cause of action arises out of an altercation that occurred on April 20, 1972, in the Central School, Whitefish, Montana. Plaintiff, a school teacher, alleged he was attacked and struck by defendant, a fellow school teacher, after plaintiff had physically ejected a student from his…