BY THE COURT. Refarrees ought to proceed, not only so as to do justice, but to avoid the appearance of injustice; left a precedent should be established, which might afterwards be perverted to a bad use. Misbehaviour is, therefore, a reason for the Court to interpose and set aside a report, no less than partiality and corruption. Referrees, however, are allowed greater latitude in their proceedings than juries. They are not equally bound to time and place, nor to the same...
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