Case Name: The Western Ohio Ry. Co. et al. v. Fairburn, Admr
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1918-11-26
Citations: 99 Ohio St. 141
Docket Number: No. 15929
Parties: The Western Ohio Ry. Co. et al. v. Fairburn, Admr.
Judges: Wanamaker, Newman, Jones, Matthias, Johnson and Donahue, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, New Service
Volume: 99
Pages: 141–142

Head Matter:
The Western Ohio Ry. Co. et al. v. Fairburn, Admr.
Supreme court — Questions considered — Weight or absence of evidence — Charge to jury — Considered as whole, when.
(No. 15929
Decided November 26, 1918.)
Certified by the Court of Appeals of Allen county.
Messrs. Wheeler & Bentley and Messrs. Goeke, Anderson & Boesel, for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. Joel G. Hersh and Messrs. Leete & Light, for defendant in error.

Opinion:
By the Court.
Where it is claimed on behalf of the plaintiff in error that there is no evidence in support of the judgment of the trial court, such claim presents a question of law that will be heard and determined by this court, but where there is some evidence sustaining the judgment, this court will not consider or determine the weight of the evidence.
In determining the question of error in the charge of the trial court to the jury, it is necessary to consider that part of the charge which is claimed to be erroneous, in connection with the entire charge, to determine if the charge as a whole is erroneous; or, if any part thereof is erroneous, whether the same is prejudicial.
In this cause the charge as a whole fairly states the law of this state relating to the facts in issue. The part of the charge complained of, if standing alone, might be misleading or confusing, but taken in connection with the entire charge it could "not possibly have been misunderstood by the jury or prejudicial to plaintiffs in error.
Judgment affirmed.
Wanamaker, Newman, Jones, Matthias, Johnson and Donahue, JJ., concur.