VANCHERIE v. SIPERLY

[No. 367, September Term, 1965.]

243 Md. 366 (1966)

221 A.2d 356

VANCHERIE v. SIPERLY

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided July 7, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Hardwicke for appellant.

Charles H. Reed, Jr., and Brodnax Cameron, Jr., for appellee.

The cause was argued before PRESCOTT, C.J., and HORNEY, MARBURY, OPPENHEIMER and McWILLIAMS, JJ.


HORNEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this tort action for damages arising out of an assault and battery by a nightstick-swinging restaurateur on a beer-drinking sailor, the questions on appeal relate to (i) the motion for a directed verdict and (ii) the award of exemplary damages. The appeal is from the final judgment entered against James C. Vancherie (defendant) in favor of Norville Siperly (plaintiff) following...

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