PURNELL v. JACKSON

No. 4304.

91 So.2d 67 (1956)

Earnest PURNELL v. Henry JACKSON, Jr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 2, 1957.

Writ of Certiorari Denied February 25, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kantrow, Spaht, West & Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Weber & Weber, Walton J. Barnes, Baton Rouge, for appellee.


ELLIS, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this suit for damages for physical injuries suffered as the result of an alleged assault and battery committed upon him by the defendant. Plaintiff alleged that he did nothing "to cause the beating; gave him no cause or provocation of any kind and committed no negligent act of any kind to cause these injuries."

Defendant denied each and every allegation of plaintiff's petition and defended the suit upon the ground that plaintiff...

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