Snowden v. Osborne

269 So.2d 858 (1972)

William E. SNOWDEN, also known as Will Snowden, Defendant-Appellant,

v.

Leslie D. OSBORNE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee.

No. 46796.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 27, 1972.

Johnston & Felder, Pascagoula, for appellant.

Bryan, Gordon, Nelson & Allen, Charles A. Pitcher, Pascagoula, for appellee.

PATTERSON, Justice:

This is an appeal from a judgment of $33,500 awarded to Leslie D. Osborne, Jr., in the Circuit Court of Jackson County for actual and punitive damages resulting from an assault and battery inflicted upon him by William Snowden. Of this judgment $3,500 was for actual…