O’Neill v. Ross, 250 Mass. 92 (1924)
“It is the duty of the court to be solicitous at all times to guard against improper arguments to the jury. In appropriate instances undue zeal of a member of the bar in behalf of a particular client ought to be curbed by calling his attention to departures from proper evidence founded upon the evidence. . . . It is [the judge’s] primary obligation to see that a fair trial is had and that no undue advantage is taken by either side. Obviously, it is not the province of the court to confine arguments to a particular line of thoughtor within too narrow limits.”
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