Soule v. Bruce
| Decision Date | 25 October 1877 |
| Citation | 67 Me. 584 |
| Parties | ALBERT L. SOULE v. JOSIAH BRUCE. |
| Court | Maine Supreme Court |
ON EXCEPTIONS by each party. The verdict was for the plaintiff for $200.
I DEFENDANT'S EXCEPTIONS. Trespass: For that the said Josiah Bruce, at said Somerville, on the twenty-seventh day of May, A. D. 1875, with force and arms assaulted the plaintiff, and then and there struck, beat, kicked, bruised wounded and illtreated him, and then and there caught the plaintiff by his shoulder and arm, and with great force violence and power threw said plaintiff from the platform of his store into the highway, striking upon his left arm and shoulder, thereby breaking and dislocating the same and then and there struck the plaintiff divers grievous blows upon across and over his head, face, eyes, shoulders and other parts of his body, and then and there with his feet kicked said plaintiff divers times in his side and other parts of his body, and thereby greatly cut and wounded the face, head eyes, shoulders, legs and arms and side of the plaintiff, and made divers large and deep cuts, gashes and wounds therein, the said defendant then and there with his feet and hands violently and grievously did kick, strike and beat, giving to the plaintiff in and upon his head, breast, shoulders, back, sides and other parts of his body divers bruises, hurts and wounds by means whereof the plaintiff hath suffered and still does suffer great pain in body and mind, by means whereof the plaintiff hath not only suffered great pain both of body and mind but he hath from thence hitherto been deprived of the use of his left shoulder and arm, and hath suffered much pain and weakness in his side, shoulders and arms, occasioned by the injuries aforesaid, and is not likely to be a well man again, by means whereof the plaintiff hath not only suffered great pain both in body and mind, but [hath suffered great humiliation in his feelings and great degradation and disgrace in the estimation of the good people of this state] by means of all said wrongs and injuries the plaintiff was put to great cost and expense in care, nursing and medical attendance on account of the injuries to his person caused thereby; and other wrongs, injuries, outrages and enormities defendant then and there committed, against the peace, to the damage of the said plaintiff, (as he saith) the sum of five thousand dollars. The plea was the general issue.
In the opening of the plaintiff's counsel, he claimed damages for the public humiliation and disgrace as set forth in the writ, and also that the assault was willful and malicious and he claimed punitive damages. After he put in evidence a half day, he moved to amend by striking out the following words: " Hath suffered great humiliation in his feelings and great degradation and disgrace in the estimation of the good people of this state."
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