WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. v. HILL

No. 6858.

67 F.2d 487 (1933)

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. v. HILL.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 8, 1933.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerry Cabaniss, of Birmingham, Ala., and Geo. P. Cooper, of Huntsville, Ala., for appellant.

M. U. Griffin and Earle R. Ford, both of Huntsville, Ala., for appellee.

Before BRYAN, FOSTER, and HUTCHESON, Circuit Judges.


BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Louise B. Hill sued and recovered judgment against the Western Union Telegraph Company for damages for an assault alleged to have been committed upon her by the manager of that company's office at Huntsville, Ala. The defendant appeals, and assigns as error the refusal of the trial court to direct a verdict in its favor.

Plaintiff's husband had in his store, where she worked, an electric clock maintained by defendant. Plaintiff testified...

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