Cincinnati Trac. Co. v. Riskey

Citations

• 33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 578
• 22 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 301

Syllabus

<p>CHARGE TO JURY — EVIDENCE—NEGLIGENCE</p> <p>1. Charge to Jury Should State Law by Spoken Word.</p> <p>In charging a Jury the law should be stated by the spoken word of the Judge himself, and not by reference to any paper which may have been filed in the case.</p> <p>2. Physician Treating Plaintiff may Testify that Accident Caused Injuries Described.</p> <p>It is competent for the physician who treated the plaintiff for the injuries complained of and who saw the marks on her body to testify that the accident of which she' told him and the marks of which he had seen on her person caused the condition which he had described.</p>