· 1/5/1880
Jouan v. Divoll
Citations
- 154 U.S. 657
- 14 S. Ct. 1204
- 38 L. Ed. 1092
- 1880 U.S. LEXIS 1551
Syllabus
<p>This decree is affirmed on the facts on the various points stated in.the opinion of the court.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “One assaulted by another is not bound to retreat, but if he ... unnecessarily pursues his assailant after the latter has declined the combat and inflicts upon him bodily injury, he is guilty of assault and battery.”
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Judges: Waite
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