Reynolds v. . Morton

Upon the application of either party or of its own motion, the court may direct a reference . • . . “where the issues of fact and questions of fact arise in an action of which the courts of equity of the State had exclusive jurisdiction prior to the adoption of the Constitution of one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and in which the matter or amount in dispute is not less than the sum or value of five hundred dollars.” C. S., 513 (5). In this case the court, of its own motion, ordered a reference under this section and appointed a referee. The defendant excepted on the ground that he…