Board of Education of Cleveland City School District v. Hecht

This appeal on questions of law comes to this court from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court entered on the verdict of a jury in an appropriation case. The defendant claims errors in the introduction and rejection of evidence, in the charge of the court and in the refusal to give a requested charge before argument; error in the general charge; misjoinder of parties; and that the judgment is against the weight of the evidence.

The defendant is the owner of nine acres of land facing the west side of Bast 162nd Street, somewhat north of Miles Avenue. The school board is appropriating the…