Case ID: ohio-law-abs_5/html/0029-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "KINKADE, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

No. 34
    No. 19951
    Joseph Schickling v. The Post Publishing Company.
    Error to the Court of Appeals of Hamilton County.
    225. CHARGE TO JURY — 1. Where the facts in issue are admitted or undisputed, court should charge the jury as to application of the law to the facts thus established.
    2. Where the question is which one of two relations arises, by réason of such facts, court should say to jury which of one exists, and it is error for the court to submit it to determination of the jury.
   KINKADE, J.

When the facts attending any issue in an action are admitted or the evidence in respect thereto is not in conflict, it is the duty of the trial court to charge the jury the result that must follow an application of the law to the facts so established; and where the question is whether the relation of master and servant or that of independent contractor arises by reason of such facts, the trial court should say to the jury which relation exists, and it is prejudicial error to submit the determination of that question to .the jury.

Judgment affirmed.

Marshall, CJ., Day, Allen, Robinson, Jones and Matthias, JJ., concur.