Insurance Co v. . Harrison-Wright Co.

The record discloses that: "Upon the call of this case for trial, and after empaneling the jury and reading the pleadings, the court suggested the first question to be determined in the case was: `What was the real contract between plaintiff and defendant as to the matters in controversy in this action?' And with the consent of the attorneys, the court directed counsel upon both sides to present to the court and jury such evidence as they had of the contract, and to present all the evidence they had bearing upon the contract and the construction thereof. The court announced to counsel that…