Van Marter v. Hotchkiss

Demo, Oh. J.

The appeal in this case is by the defendant, from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the report of a single referee. The only point made by the appellant is, that the order of reference was unauthorized and illegal.

The action was for services of the plaintiff, as the attorney and counsel of the defendants in an action prosecuted by them, as plaintiffs, against one G age, and for various disbursements in that action. ■ The printed case on this appeal contains an order for reference, which, after the entitling of the action, is in these words: “ On reading and filing…