Vance v. Superior Court of Sacramento County

This proceeding is in the form of an original petition to this court, in which it is stated, substantially, that the petitioner, Vance, was a defendant in a certain action in the court of respondent; that judgment having been rendered against him in said action, he presented to the respondent, judge of said court, a draught of a bill of exceptions which, it is averred, contained a true statement of the proceedings and evidence in said action; that the said judge changed said draught by striking out certain' things from its statement of said proceedings and evidence, and inserting certain…