Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-613
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Reference by court, when
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When the parties do not consent, the court may, upon the
application of either, or of its own motion, direct a reference in
either of the following cases: Where the trial of an issue of fact
shall require the examination of mutual accounts, or when the
account is on one side only, and it shall be made to appear to the
court that it is necessary that the party on the other side should
be examined as a witness to prove the account; in which case the
referees may be directed to hear and report upon the whole issue, or
upon any specific question of fact involved therein; or where the
taking of an account shall be necessary for the information of the
court before judgment, in cases which may be determined by the
court, or for carrying a judgment into effect, or where a question
of fact other than upon the pleadings, shall arise, upon motion or
otherwise, in any stage of an action.
R.L. 1910, § 5019.
application of either, or of its own motion, direct a reference in
either of the following cases: Where the trial of an issue of fact
shall require the examination of mutual accounts, or when the
account is on one side only, and it shall be made to appear to the
court that it is necessary that the party on the other side should
be examined as a witness to prove the account; in which case the
referees may be directed to hear and report upon the whole issue, or
upon any specific question of fact involved therein; or where the
taking of an account shall be necessary for the information of the
court before judgment, in cases which may be determined by the
court, or for carrying a judgment into effect, or where a question
of fact other than upon the pleadings, shall arise, upon motion or
otherwise, in any stage of an action.
R.L. 1910, § 5019.
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