Hunter v. Brumby

The defendant’s numerous assignments of error may well be reduced to two for the purpose of discussion.

The first relates to four written instructions requested by the plaintiff and given to the jury by the court before argument. It is unnecessary to quote each of the instructions inasmuch as the defendant contends that the same error is common to all. Typical is Number 3 which reads as follows:

“The court says to you, as a matter of law, that the statute of the state of Ohio in force and effect on June 26th, 1932, provided as follows:

“ 'Sec. 6310-20. (a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking…