RULE 51. INSTRUCTIONS AND ARGUMENTS TO THE JURY.

1. At the close of the evidence or at such earlier times as the Court may direct, any party may file proposed written instructions for the Court to give to the jury.  Copies shall be served on the other parties.  At the close of the evidence, the Court, and the parties of their counsel shall settle instructions at which time out of the hearing of the jury the Court shall hear arguments on the instructions which the Court proposes to make and offer the parties the opportunity to except to the instructions of the Court.  No grounds of objections or exception to the giving or the refusing of all instruction shall be considered on motion for new trial or appeal unless specifically presented to the Court upon the settlement of such instruction.
2. Final arguments for the parties to the jury shall be made by the parties or their counsel, but not both, after the jury has been instructed.  The Plaintiff, having the burden of proof, will open and close the argument.  Each side shall be allotted the same amount of time for opening and closing, and the Plaintiff may not use more than half his time for closing argument.  The Court shall not comment on the evidence of this case.