Nichols v. . Dunning

Upon the rendition'of judgment against the defendant at spring term, 1882, of Bertie superior court, he entered his appeal and prepared and served a copy of the case on appeal, in which the errors complained of are assigned, upon the plaintiff’s counsel, who, not satisfied therewith, served a counter-statement on defendant’s counsel.

These were delivered to the presiding judge to settle, who carried them, with all the other papers in the cause, away when he left the county, and none have ever been returned by him. He retired from office early in July following by resigning. ■ '

At the term of…