Evans v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
505 F.2d 287 · 1974
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Quercia v. United States · Capital Traction Co. v. Hof · Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co. · United States v. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad · Doyle v. Union Pac Ry Co
Most-quoted passages
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“[i]n a trial by jury in a federal court, the judge is not a mere moderator, but is the governor of the trial for the purpose of assuring its proper conduct and of determining questions of law. In charging the jury, the trial judge is not limited to instructions of an abstract sort. It is within his province, whenever he thinks it necessary, to assist the jury in arriving at a just conclusion by explaining and commenting upon the evidence, by drawing their attention to the parts of it which he thinks important; and he may express his opinion upon the facts, provided he makes it clear to the jury that all matters of fact are submitted to their determination.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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