Case Name: AYERS against BURT
Court: New Jersey Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1811-02
Citations: 3 N.J.L. 740
Docket Number: 
Parties: AYERS against BURT.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Law Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 310–310

Head Matter:
AYERS against BURT.
Demand need not be filed, if the cause be referred.
No state of demand was filed before the justice, and this was assigned for error. But it appeared that the cause had been by agreement submitted to referees.

Opinion:
By the Court.
In such case the state of demand has not been required. It would however be convenient.
[*] It was then contended, that a state of demand had been delivered the referees instead of the justice; and that this was error.
By the Court.
Merely delivering a state of demand or an account to the referees in the presence of both parties, can do no injury; it may be proper. It further appeared, that after the first rule of reference had been made, referring all matters in controversy in the suit below, that the parties had again met before the justice, and by consent had an additional rule of reference made, thereby referring all matters in controversy between the parties to the same referees. This proceeding was set up as erroneous.
By the Court.
It is every day's practice to enlarge by consent, rules of reference; there is nothing irregular or improper in it.
Judgment affirmed.