Hardy v. Hardy

W. G-. Hardy sued Mrs. A. J. Hardy upon an open account in a justice’s court. On the day set for the trial, neither party being represented by counsel, they agreed to submit the matter in controversy to three arbitrators who were to make an investigation of the facts and make a report to the court, which report was to be made the judgment of the court. The three arbitrators so called,, without hearing any evidence, after a personal examination of the matters in controversy upon which the account was based, made a verbal report to the court, which report was made the judgment of the court.…