Oscar G. Phillips v. Joseph C. Kitt

Appellants [plaintiffs], filed suit against appellee [defendant] in the District Court, seeking to recover for property damage and personal injuries resulting from an automobile collision. From a judgment in favor of appellee, they appeal.

The first assigned error is that the trial judge, after charging the jury, did not invite objections to the charge. The fact is that, at the conclusion of his charge, the judge asked: “Are there any objections or suggestions? If so, counsel may come to the bench.” At the bench, counsel for appellants made a suggestion which the court adopted, and so…