Gordon v. . Sanderson

The only portion of the record proper in this case, certified and transmitted from the superior court of Pasquotank, is the entry on the docket at fall term, 1878, in these words: “ referred to Walter F. Pool to state account by order of court.” The only facts communicated in connection with the defendants’ overruled motion are contained in the statement of the case accompanying the appeal which cannot be received as a substitute for the absence of the record. There is no complaint, no answer, no exception from which it can be seen what is the subject matter of the action, or the pertinency…