Metropolitan Railroad v. District of Columbia

Citations

• 195 U.S. 322
• 25 S. Ct. 28
• 49 L. Ed. 219
• 1904 U.S. LEXIS 721

Syllabus

<p>A condemnation proceeding initiated before a court in the District of Columbia, conducted under its supervision, with power to review and set aside the vterdict of a jury, and with the right of review in an appellate tribunal is in its nature an action at law. The’ jurisdiction of this court. in reviewing the judgment of the Court of Appeals of the District in such a proceeding is not by appeal, but- only by writ of error, and this court cannot pass upon errors assigned unless the record contains a bill of exceptions allowed and authenticated by the judge.</p> <p>Parties cannot by affidavits or agreements cause that to become a bill of exceptions which is not such in a legal sense.'</p>