DePASS v. PIEDMONT INTERSTATE FAIR ASS’N

Oxner, Justice.

This is an action to recover the sum of $4,300.00 for professional services alleged to have been rendered by the late Alva C. DePass, a prominent member of the Spartanburg Bar, to the Piedmont Interstate Fair Association. It is before us on an appeal by the defendant from an order (1) refusing a motion to strike certain allegations of the complaint, and (2) referring the case to a special referee.

We shall first determine whether the Court below erred in granting a compulsory order of reference. Appellant contends that it is entitled as a matter of right to a jury trial on the…