Astruc v. Star Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Action by Gabriel Astruc against the Star Company.
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, District Judge.
It seems to me, so far as requests to charge are'concerned, that what was said-by Earl, J., in O’Neil v. D. D. E. ,⅞,& B. R. R. Co. et al., 129 N. Y., at pages 130, 131, 29 N. E., at. Hp%e;-85 (26-Am. St. Rep.. 512), disposes of this case if it is good law and common-sense. The court there said, among other pertinent things:.,
“The counsel of á,party, cannot ask as a' right unreasonably to prolong a trial, by the examination of witnesses, or by debates to the court or jury, or *707by innumerable and interminable requests to charge. In these matters, the judge has some…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Williams v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1889
- Chapman v. . McCormickNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Tully v. DespardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1888
- Douglas v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Gallagher v. McMullinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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- Houston v. Delaware, L. & W. R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1921