McCoy v. Price

Meredith, Judge:

Plaintiff recovered judgment for $450 in an action for assault and battery. Defendant alleges three grounds of error which we will consider in order.

First: To the declaration alleging that defendant assaulted, beat, kicked, wounded and permanently injured the-plaintiff, the defendant filed his plea of not guilty on which issue was joined, and also filed his special plea of son assault demesne or self-defense, which special plea was not replied to nor traversed. Plaintiff objected to the filing of' the special plea, but if its averments were true the defendant had a good…