| Maryland State Bar Association - 1916 - 328 pages
...party accused of crime, that the jury should respond as to the facts and the court as to the law. It is the duty of the court to instruct the jury as to...and it is the duty of the jury to follow the law as laid down by the court. This is the right of every citizen ; and it is his only protection. "If the... | |
| Railroad law - 1896 - 772 pages
..., ' them safely and without injury. Where a declaration contains several grounds of negligence, it is the duty of the court to instruct the jury as to those upon which, alone, recovery can be based, and to eliminate the others. The court should, as requested,... | |
| Civil procedure - 1897 - 1060 pages
...Leffel, 35 Ind. 76; Harrington v. Harrington, 107 Mass. 329. And see generally article INSTRUCTIONS. It is the duty of the court to instruct the jury "as to the law of the case, and never leave it, by instruction, to be found by them." Henderson v. Henderson, 88 111.... | |
| Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 1014 pages
...541.) r>. JURY TRIAL— INSTRUCTIONS.— Where r. complaint contains several grounds of negligence. It Is the duty of the court to Instruct the jury as to those upon which alone a recovery may be based, and to eliminate all others. (Heller v. Chicago etc.... | |
| Frank Sumner Rice, William Lawrence Clark - Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 792 pages
...of the testator must be determined by the will itself, and not by evidence aliundt. Id. 80. While it is the duty of the court to instruct the jury as to which side has the burden of proof, the failure to so instruct is, in the absence of any evidence of... | |
| James Bradley Thayer - Evidence (Law) - 1900 - 1296 pages
...terms of an oral contract must necessarily be ascertained from the testimony of the witnesses, and it is the duty of the court to instruct the jury as to the law applicable to the various phases arising upon such testimony. But where the court presents to the jury... | |
| Appellate courts - 1900 - 842 pages
...reference to the pecuniary injuries resulting from such death » * » not exceeding the sum of $5,000." it Is the duty of the court to instruct the Jury as to the basis upon which the damages are to be computed, and the pecuniary value of the life of the deceased... | |
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