Chandler v. Miles

Layton, C. J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

The Court, on application, allowed forty-five minutes on each side for argument to the jury. At the conclusion of the opening argument by one of the petitioner’s counsel, Mr. Potter, of the respondent’s counsel, stated to the Court that in view of what he considered to be the clear state of the evidence, no argument would be made on behalf of the respondent. Thereupon, petitioner’s counsel claimed the *438right to renew the opening argument. This the Court refused to permit, and the issues went to the jury without further argument. Tyre v. Morris,…