Nesbitt v. Walters

On the trial of this cause, after the evidence had been closed, the court of its own motion limited the counsel for plaintiff and defendants to ten minutes in which to present their cause to the jury. This was such an error as will require a reversal of the judgment. *577Parties'li tigant have a right to be heard, by themselves or counsel, and no person shall be deprived of any rights or privileges excepting by due course of law. We think the court in this case attempted to abridge one of the fundamental rights of every citizen, and which we have no right to overlook.

Upon all trials, whether…