Rice v. City of Cleveland

The sole question to be determined is whether the Court of Appeals was justified in reversing the judgment of the Common Pleas Court because-of the failure of the trial judge to charge the jury as- requested by the defendant after argument of counsel and after the general charge.

The plaintiff claims the reversal was not justified for the following reasons: (1) The trial court, in its general charge to the jury, correctly and adequately stated the law with respect to the preponderance of the evidence and the number -and credibility of the witnesses; (2) the special request submitted by the…