Supreme Judicial Court of Maine February 24, 1930 (Wilder v. Jones)

This was a tort action in which the plaintiff sought to' recover damages for injuries received by reason of an alleged assault and battery committed upon him by the defendant on August 15, 1928. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,237.50. The case comes up on general motion as to evidence and amount of damages.

The story of the plaintiff is that of an unprovoked,.