Opinion ID: 569105
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Heading: district court's remarks

Text: 74 Upshur agents contend the district court deprived them of a fair trial by calling them liars. Specifically, they complain about the district court's remarks that they lied if they represented that property could be condemned for a fixed price. We disagree and will affirm. 75 In American Home Assur. v. Sunshine Supermarket, we stated: 76 A federal judge is permitted to summarize and comment upon the evidence.... The court's comments, however, may not confuse or mislead the jury, or become so one-sided as to assume an advocate's position. 77 753 F.2d 321, 327 (3d Cir.1985). Here, the district court merely characterized the great weight of the testimony and drew a correct conclusion. If the district court's comments confused or misled the jury, we still find no prejudicial error for the judge cured any error. He instructed the jury that only its decision counts and that it does not have to be influenced by anything he thinks or says.