· 9/15/1961
McAfee v. Ricker
Citations
- 195 Cal. App. 2d 630
- 15 Cal. Rptr. 920
- 1961 Cal. App. LEXIS 1499
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that if an unreasonable application of force is used in self-defense, “such force will itself constitute an assault and battery[.]”
- civil defendant cannot claim self-defense if he initiated the attack
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Judges: Griffin
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