Legal Opinion

Knabb, Admr. v. Scherer

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided May 15, 1933No. 4316PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

By HAMILTON, PJ.

The first error complained of in the charge is, that the court committed error in injecting into the case the question of inevitable and unavoidable accident. On this question, the trial court charged the jury by this brief statement:

“Of course, if the injury or death was caused by inevitable or unavoidable accident, there could be no recovery on the part of the plaintiff.”

This was error, as this court held in the case of Avra, Admrx v Karshner, 32 Oh Ap, 492. In the Karshner case is directly in point and involves practically the same language in substance. This court…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Smith v. LopaOhio Supreme Court · 1931
  2. Avra, Admx. v. KarshnerOhio Court of Appeals · 1929

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rudibaugh v. City of NilesOhio Court of Appeals · 1937
  2. Ashworth v. MorrisonOhio Court of Appeals · 1963
  3. Adams v. LambertOhio Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Leeker v. KoehlkeOhio Court of Appeals · 1948

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