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London, England, 1807-05-14 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGEN.CE.

COURT OF KINO'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, MAY $2.
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AS,AL. 1.
EM MEN V. SI .1 rsors.
This was an ation of Assault and battery. It
appeared, on the part of the Plaintiff, that he, with
hi: companion, a Mr. George Dodd, had been din-
ing at the Stock Exchange Coffee-house, where
they only drank a boute of wine; and, in their
return home, they stopped a moment at the De-
fendant's door, in Sweeting'smllet, when his ser-
vant man came out, and grossly abused them ; the
master soon after joined him, and an altercation
took rillue between the parties; when, in the sequel.
tie Defendant spit in the Plaintiff's face, and the
l.tter immediately leturned the compliment ; the
Defendant then stunk him in the mouth, and cut
his lip.
Mr. Gsesow, for the Defendant, observed, that
this, lilvt many other actions of assault, was of a
very trivial and ridiculous nature, and could not
call for any serious damages. Lot- ELIA:4101;01)0H
himself had said, in a former case, that when one
man spit in another's face, and he returned the com-
pliment, it could not be a case fur much damages.
Besides, in this case. there was much abuse on the
Fart of the Plaintiff; and his client being a tailor,
K K4s a very unpleasant reßthion, and rather irri-
tating, for him to Ile called " a tailoring scoun-
drel."
The Jury found a verdiet of One Shi►ling damages
for thb Plaintiff.
seariciara e. ctarsow.
This was an 'llion of assault and false impri-
sonment.
The Plaintiff, it appeared, was a clerk in the house
of Messrs. Payne, Smith, and Payne. and the De-
fendant was a Sheriff's Officer. The Plaintiff being
indebted ro a person of the name of Allen, in the
stun of lot. had accepted a bill in payment, which
became due nn the 2U of Ottober last, but being
not quite pt o pared to answer it then, he did not pay
it until the £l'is. when he paid the full amount, to
a Mr. Nelson. Allen s Attorney, besides four gui.
noes costs, in which was a charge of 10:. 6d.
e.• ;• o fee, although he had never been arrested.
This charge he objeaed to ; and the next mornicg,
who:, he was trammelling business Messrs. Smith
and Ca 's, t.. Defendant came there, and attested
him, at the suf. of Mr. Allen, for the same sum of
101 which tio- lad before paid.
The matter being fully explained to the Defend-
ant, he roil persisted to detaining the Plaintiff, until
he shoal' pay a further sum of thirteen shilling. and
foul-pence. and in order to avoid being carried to a
spuroging-house, he submitted at the time to this
charge. and paid it.
Mr. G• e1t41,1 was proceeding to state the case of
the Detelaknt; When
Lord Et atorsosinvson observed, that as the She-
riff'. Officer's orders for making the arrest had not
►een c,uniermanded. he was so far justiEed in ar-
res•ir•g the Plaintiff ; but after the matter had be, n
exp.,• -d. had be persisted in carrying him tc poi-
son. it m.ght have been a question of very serious
lkiti.atle . ; in the present thought the Plaint-
iff oin:y t•, such sum a lie had over-paid.
Use Jury aco:orslix.gly found a verditi of 13s. 41.
damages.
home other causes, of on public import ince, were
also disposed of. and the Cou.t was adjourned =Ail
Saturday se'nnight.