115 Iowa 133 | Iowa | 1901
IV. Appellant contends that the court, instead of stating the issues to the jury, substantially copied the pleadings. Such a practice has been repeatedly condemned, except where the pleadings as concisely and specifically point out the issues as could be done in a statement of them. The record before us does not show just what the court did in this respect, and we cannot say from it that there was any prejudice to the appellant by the course pursued in presenting the issues to the jury.
Our conclusion, upon the whole record, is that the judgment of the district court should be aeeirmed.