Barbour v. Stephenson

Jackson, J., (charging jury.)

The distinguished counsel having discharged "their duty to their respective clients in this case, it now devolves upon the court and jury to perform their duties in the premises. The case, from its very nature and character, touches our sensibilities, and appeals to our sympathies, in the very strongest manner, but we *67must not allow sympathies or prejudices in favor of or against either side to stand in the way of first ascertaining and determining the material facts on which the rights of these parties depend. You must not allow your sympathy or prejudice to run…