Steele v. Davis

It has been repeatedly held by this Court, “A bill of exceptions to become a part of the record must be made up and signed by the Judge at the term in which the trial is had.”

This means* that, if the bill of exceptions is incomplete in any particular, it is not in the power of the Court to change it — that as it is signed by the Court, so it must remain and continue, unless corrected or changed during the term at which the trial was had.

The object of the rule is to avoid the evil consequences of mistakes, or forgetfulness of testimony, that would necessarily come about in the time intervening…