Alverson

Alverson v. Oregon-Washington R. & Nav. Co.

Good Law
149 C.C.A. 463·236 F. 331·1916 U.S. App. LEXIS 2281
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 5, 1916No. 2703California1,255 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Hunt, J.

[1] (after stating the facts as above). The points urged by counsel for the plaintiff in error relating to the giving of certain instructions to the jury are not for consideration by this court. The record affirmatively shows that after the court had delivered the charge to the jury the judge inquired of counsel for both parties whether there was anything further to present, and that counsel for the plaintiff replied that he did not think of anything further. Counsel for the defendant, in accord with the proper practice, in the presence of the jury, and before the jury retired, took exceptions to certain instructions given by the court and to the refusal of the court to submit to the jury certain instructions requested by defendant. *334 Plaintiff is not aided by the stipulation of May 1st, because not only did he fail to take exceptions to the instructions which the court gave before the jury retired, but his express statement to the court was to the effect that he had none to present. Under such circumstances the subsequent stipulation is to be construed as having been made with the purpose of giving to the parties, not a right to take exceptions as of the time when the jury was…

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