The discretion under SCR Part 72 rule 13(2) to permit additional evidence on a motion for adoption of a referee's report should not be exercised to permit what amounts to a new trial of issues not raised before the referee. Parties who elect to run a reference on a narrow basis with experienced legal representation are bound by that election and cannot seek to agitate wider issues at the adoption stage.
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