Knisely v. Community Traction Co.

There are four assignments of error which we shall notice. The first assignment in logical order of discussion is that growing out of the application by the Court of Appeals of the so-called two issue rule, which had its origin in the case of Sites v. Haverstick, 23 Ohio St., 626. This rule has been so often stated by this court that it is unnecessary to restate it in this discussion. The Court of Appeals declared the rule to be applicable where the two issues related to the negligence of the defendant and the con- tributary negligence of the plaintiff. The verdict of the jury was general,…