reference to a master
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 352 U.S. 249 - La Buy v. Howes Leather Co. · 1957Most cited · 1,707 citing opinions
The use of masters is 'to aid judges in the performance of specific judicial duties, as they may arise in the progress of a cause,' ... and not to displace the court.
How often courts cite the case defining “reference to a master”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “reference to a master” — 1,680 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.