7 GCA § 21402: Grounds of Objection to Referee.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7: Judiciary and Civil Procedure
- Division 2 - Civil Actions
- Chapter 21: Trial and Judgment in Civil Actions
- ARTICLE 4: REFERENCES AND TRIAL BY REFEREES
A party may object to the appointment of any person as referee, on one or more of the following grounds:
(a) Consanguinity or affinity, within the third degree, to either party, or to an officer of a corporation which is a party, or to any judge of the court in which the appointment shall be made;
(b) Standing in the relation of guardian and ward, master and servant, employer and clerk, or principal and agent, to either party; or being a member of the family of either party; or a partner in business with either party; or security on any bond or obligation for either party;
(c) Having been a witness on any trial between the same parties for the same cause of action;
(d) Interest on the part of such person in the event of the action, or in the main question involved in the action;
(e) Having formed or expressed an unqualified opinion or belief as to the merits of the action;
(f) The existence of a state of mind in such person evincing enmity against or bias to either party.
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