1 S.C.L. 6
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
Decided January 15, 1784
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas · decided 1784-01-15
SPECIAL action on the case. The defendant, who was a physician, and others, living at or near Jacksonborough, one evening, after drinking freely, got the plaintiff, Genay, w^° was a foreigner, and then in company, intoxicated; and it was so contrived, that the defendant and plaintiff ¶ 1 should quarrel, and in order to adjust this quarrel, pistols were introduced, and, by the connivance of those who act-e(^ as seconds in this sham dispute, powder was fired off at each other;…
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Decided 1784-01-15
Cited by 8 later decisions (4 by the Supreme Court) — most recently June 2019
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¶1in charging the jury, told them, that this was a very wanton outrage upon a stranger in the country. That notwithstanding it was called a frolic, yet the proceedings appeared to be the result of a combination, which wrought a very serious injury to the plaintiff, and such a one as entitled him to very exemplary damages, especially from a professional character, who could not plead ignorance of the operation and powerful effects of this medicine.
¶2Verdict for plaintiff, 400/. damages.