I. de S. and Wife v. W. de S.
At the Assizes
1348 [or 1349] Year Book, Liber Assisarum, folio 99, placitum 60
Relevant factsFree
W. de S. (defendant), unable to buy wine at a closed tavern, struck the door of I. de S.'s house with a hatchet, and when I. de S.'s wife put her head out the window and ordered him to stop, he waved the hatchet toward her head without actually striking her.
IssueFree
Whether physical harm is required to establish liability for assault.