Sec. 52-427. Auditors or committee may be appointed when court not in session. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 52-427. Auditors or committee may be appointed when court not in session. Any judge of the Superior Court may, when the court is not in session, in any action pending before the court in which a reference is proper, upon the written application of either party, with notice of at least six days to the opposite party, appoint auditors or a committee in the action. Upon making the appointment, the judge shall immediately certify the appointment to the clerk of the court.

      (1949 Rev., S. 8170; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 126; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 47; P.A. 74-183, S. 106, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 495, 681; P.A. 82-160, S. 163.)

      History: 1959 act substituted circuit court for municipal court; 1967 act substituted "when the court is not sitting" for "in vacation"; P.A. 74-183 removed circuit court judges from purview of section, reflecting reorganization of judicial system, effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 removed judges of common pleas court from purview of section, reflecting transfer of all trial jurisdiction to superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.