Legal Opinion
Titus v. Corkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 15, 1879PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Error from Cowley District Court. Action brought by Corkins, against Titus, for damages in the sum of $5,000, for an assault and battery. . Trial at the August Term, 1877, of the district court, and verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $900 and costs. New trial denied, and Titus brings the case here for review.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
Action for damages for an assault and' battery. Verdict and judgment were for the plaintiff, and the defendant alleges error. The errors alleged are in these extracts from the instructions:
“In assessing the plaintiff’s damages the jury may, in their discretion, take into consideration the feeling of insecurity the plaintiff may have by reason of the defendant’s assault upon him;” and “you may also, in your discretion, take into consideration the probable and reasonable expenses of conducting this suit.”
It is stated that other instructions…
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