Ohio Public Service Co. v. Dehring

On the trial of the case the court refused certain requests to charge before argument submitted by plaintiff, numbered 4, 5, 6 and ”9.

By request No. 4 the plaintiff sought to establish the principle that the unsightliness of the towers and transmission lines could not be considered by the jury. We think that this w,as properly refused, for the reason, that unsightliness which affected the value of the land was a proper element for the jury to consider in determining damage to the residue.

Request No. 5 was as follows:

“Danger from lightning, danger that a- cable might break and fall, danger…