Baltimore & Potomac R. Co. v. Church Trustees - 91 U.S. 127 (1875)

U.S. Supreme Court

Baltimore & Potomac R. Co. v. Church Trustees, 91 U.S. 127 (1875)

Syllabus

Affidavits, depositions, and matters of parol evidence, though appearing in the transcript of the proceedings of a common law court, do not form part of the record unless they are made so by an agreed statement of facts, a bill of exceptions, a special verdict, or a demurrer to the evidence.

The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.