Cincinnati Traction Co. v. Kroger

Tbe requested charge was a correct statement of tbe law as announced by this court in Interurban Ry. & Terminal Co. v. Hancock, 75 Ohio St., 88, 78 N. E., 964, 6 L. R. A. (N. S.), 997, 116 Am. St. Rep., 710, 8 Ann. Cas., 1036, and the provision of Section 11447, General Code, respecting instructions to tbe jury before argument in civil cases, is mandatory. Chesrown v. Bevier, 101 Ohio St., 282, 128 N. E., 94. But it is contended that the trial court did not err in withdrawing such requested charge from the jury, nor in refusing to instruct the jury upon the issue of contributory negligence,…