ABRAHAM v. AXELROD

No. 175.

434 S.W.2d 225 (1968)

Cornelius ABRAHAM et ux., Appellants, v. Alexander AXELROD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Grumbles, Grumbles & Dies, Houston, for appellants.

John P. Spiller, Spiller & Spiller, Houston, for appellee.


TUNKS, Chief Justice.

In this case the plaintiffs in the trial court, appellants here, sought recovery of damages allegedly resulting from an assault and battery committed by the defendant, appellee here, upon Mrs. Abraham. The trial was to a jury. Two special issues were submitted. Special Issue No. 1 and the instruction accompanying it were in the following language:

"Do you find from a preponderance of the evidence that the Defendant, Alexander Axelrod...

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