Legal Opinion

Wisson v. Baird

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided January 11, 1879No. 475, Tex. L. J., vol. 2, p. 439Published

Appeal from Lee County.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Ector, P. J.

§709. Assignment of error; office and duty of an. The first error assigned is that “ the court erred in its charge to the jury.” This assignment is too general. An assignment of error should be such as to draw the attention of the court to the pai'ticular portion of the charge intended to be relied on for a reversal of the judgment.

§710. An erroneous charge of court; effect of. A charge in itself erroneous will not, in a civil case, be sufficient ground for reversal, when no exception is taken or additional instruction or counter-charge asked, unless it clearly appears…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Stroud v. SpringfieldTexas Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Kilgore v. JordanTexas Supreme Court · 1856
  3. Tuttle v. Turner, Wilson & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Scranton v. TilleyTexas Supreme Court · 1856
  5. Linn v. WrightTexas Supreme Court · 1857

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