Peterson v. Davison
District Court, S.D. New York
At T,aw. -Action by Walter Peterson, receiver, against Arthur Sidney Davison. On motion for appointment of auditor.
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.
This is a motion for the appointment of an auditor to report as to the facts and circumstances in an action brought to recover for coal sold and delivered. The items in dispute are very numerous. I am convinced, from reading the affidavits, that the trial of this case will involve a consideration of so many separate issues of fact that a jury will, under any circumstances, have constant difficulty in remembering and passing upon the issues *626involved. The contention of plaintiff’s counsel that the facts are largely admitted ignores over 200’ items, which the…
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