Showing posts with label Intentional Assault. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Intentional Assault. Show all posts

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Court Reviews an Intentional Assault Case

DONALD M. MERRIWEATHER v. LUTHER SMITH, JR. (Tenn. Ct. App. December 2, 2010)

This is a personal injury action based on intentional assault. The plaintiff threw a beer bottle at the defendant, but missed him. As the plaintiff was walking away, the defendant hit the plaintiff on the back of the head with a beer bottle, causing a head injury. The plaintiff then sued the defendant. After a bench trial, the trial court held in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant now appeals. We affirm.

Opinion available at:
http://www.tba2.org/tba_files/TCA/2010/merriweatherd_120210.pdf