Judgment was rendered in this case in the court below, as is admitted, although it does not affirmatively appear from the record, upon the report of a referee, to whom the cause was referred generally. To the report of the referee several exceptions were filed, but what disposition was made of them by the court does not appear. Neither does the record show that any exceptions were taken to any action of the court, save the final judgment.
In order to have a review of the decisions of a referee under the code, a motion for a new trial must be filed, precisely the same as where the trial is to the court. And if the motion be based on the improper admission or rejection of testimony, or the ruling of the referee upon questions of law arising before him, it should appear affirmatively that exceptions were taken at the
For the reason, therefore, that no motion for a new trial was made, we cannot consider the alleged errors, and the judgment is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.