As amended through January 1, 2018
Rule 9.5 - Transcript of TestimonyA. The Auditor's or Master's hearing shall be held continuously from day to day for a full Court day or its equivalent, where possible, during each day in which it is held, and shall not finally be adjourned by the Auditor or Master until the testimony of all the witnesses and parties to the case shall have been fully and completely presented and the reception of evidence closed. B. Testimony given at an Auditor's hearing shall be stenographically recorded.C. The transcript of testimony taken before an Auditor or Master shall be filed with his report.D. The Auditor or Master shall, in the first instance, pass on questions of evidence. If the Auditor or Master is of the opinion that the testimony is clearly frivolous and irrelevant, or that the witness is clearly incompetent, he need not take the testimony, but the Record shall show the offer and the purpose of it, the objection and the ground of it, as well as the decision of the Auditor or Master, so that if objection be taken to the report of the Auditor or Master on this ground his decision may be properly reviewed by the Court. However, if the Auditor or Master is in doubt, the testimony shall be taken subject to exception and the question may be raised upon exception to his Report.