American Steel Packing Co. v. Conkle

Citations

• 86 Ohio St. (N.S.) 117

Syllabus

<p>Presentation by court of written instructions to piry — On matters of law — Section 5190, Revised Statutes — Instructions should not be excessive in repetition — May be prejudicial, when.</p> <p>The right given counsel by the provisions of section 5190, Revised Statutes, to present to the court written instructions on matters of law,'and request that they be given to the jury before argument to the jury is commenced, should be exercised reasonably. The instructions thus requested should be neither excessive in number or length, nor should they be, to an unreasonable degree, repetitions of the same legal proposition. The giving of instructions which offend against either of these objections is an abuse of discretion, and is error which, when clearly prejudicial, will justify a reversal of a judgment obtained by the party thus asking the instructions.</p>