Marshville Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Maslin

The first exception imputes error to the trial court in ordering a reference in this case. The exception is without merit. C. S., 573, provides for a compulsory reference, “2. Where the taking of an account is necessary for the information of the court, before judgment, or for carrying a judgment or order into effect.” Chalk v. Bank, 87 N. C., 200.

“Our statutes relating to trials by referees serve a useful purpose and must be liberally construed. They aid and simplify the work which would otherwise fall upon the court and jury, and often expedite the litigation and save the parties from…