Vaughn v. Jonas

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1948-03-31

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SCHAUER, J. Defendant, avowedly in self-defense, shot and severely wounded plaintiff. Thereafter, having partially recovered from his wounds, plaintiff filed this action for damages ; in it he contends that defendant acted not in self-defense but maliciously and without just cause. At the trial plaintiff prevailed; a jury awarded him $5,500 as compensatory and $4,500 as exemplary damages; defendant appeals from the judgment enter…

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