Mills v. Apex Insurance & Realty Co.

Can the trial judge, upon the submission of the report of a referee, in a compulsory reference, resubmit the cause to another referee with power to reopen and rehear the same?

C. S., 578, empowers a trial judge to “review the report, and set aside, modify or confirm it in whole or in part,” etc. This supervisory power is broad and comprehensive. Dumas v. Morrison, 175 N. C., 431, 95 S. E., 775. In the exercise of the power the trial judge may recommit the report for the correction of errors and irregularities, or for more definite statement of facts or conclusions of law, and such order…