Paulison v. Halsey
Supreme Court of New Jersey
This was an action of debt upon two deputy collector’s bonds, given by Cornelius M. K. Paulison, Dudley S. Gregory, Alfred Spear and Simon Zabriskie, to Eugene Ayers, collector of internal revenue for the fourth collection district of the state of New Jersey.
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This was an action of debt upon two deputy collector’s bonds, given by Cornelius M. K. Paulison, Dudley S. Gregory, Alfred Spear and Simon Zabriskie, to Eugene Ayers, collector of internal revenue for the fourth collection district of the state of New Jersey. By consent of parties, the matters of account between the collector, Eugene Ayers, and the deputy collector, Cornelius M. K. Paulison, involved in the issue, were referred to Benjamin F. Robinson and James V. Bentley, chosen by the parties, and Joseph W. Ballentine, named by the court, reserving leave to both parties to enter their…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Scudder, J.
Matters of account being in controversy in this action, the parties agreed to refer them to three referees^ two chosen by themselves and one by the court.
*207The proceedings were designed to be under sections 204 and 252 of the practice act, but the referees were not appointed-by the court- on its own motion; the parties consented to the order, and by like consent, three referees were named instead-of one. The dissents, the report, exceptions, and trial by jury are all according to the provisions of section 201 of the practice act.
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