Parkman v. Dent

It appears from the record that plaintiff in error tendered a bill of exceptions to the judge within the time required by law, but the judge returned the same to his counsel for correction on May 6, 1898. It further appears that the defect in the bill of exceptions as first presented consisted in an omission therefrom of certain documentary evidence, the original of which was on file in the clerk’s office. After counsel for plaintiff in error was returned the bill of exceptions for correction, he complained to the court that he was unable to obtain the record necessary to make the correction…