Legal Opinion

Tendler v. Jaffe

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 5, 1953No. 10981_1PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

This litigation involves disputed'questions of amounts due by reason of work done by appellees for the appellant in repairing and renovating an old dwelling for use as offices and also for painting and decorating at his home. The District Court referred the matter to a special master under the provisions of Rule 53, Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. 28 U.S.C.A., which permits such reference in a jury case, as' this is, only “when the issues are complicated.” Rule 53(b). The Rule also provides that such reference shall be the exception and not the rule.

We dispose first of the objection…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. Ex Parte PetersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. Holiday v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. Kirby v. TallmadgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Foust v. Munson Steamship LinesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw) v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. Edmund J. Flynn Co. v. LaVayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Murphy v. McCloudDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Covad Communications Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  5. Green v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985

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