Pasadena Realty Co. v. Clune
Before: James
Synopsis
Appeal from Judgment—Alternative Method—Portions of Record Relied Upon—Failure to Print in Brief.—Where an appeal is taken from a judgment under the alternative method, it is the duty of the appellant to print in his brief, or in a supplement appended thereto, such portions of the record as he desires to call to the attention of the appellate court, and where he does not do so, and merely makes reference in the brief to the transcript on file by page, the points made for reversal cannot be considered.
Id.—Printing of Matters Relied upon in Brief—Purpose of Statute.—The purpose of the statute requiring the matters relied upon to be printed in the brief, is not only for the benefit of the appellate court, but also for the benefit of the respondent, and a more reference to the transcript on file in the appellate court by page, would compel the respondent to visit the ofiiee of the clerk of the court and inspect the transcript.
JAMES, J.
This action was brought to recover an amount of money alleged to be owing to the plaintiff by the defendant. After hearing the evidence introduced on behalf of the plaintiff, the trial court, on motion, ordered judgment of nonsuit, which was duly entered. This appeal was then taken
from
that judgment. The appeal was taken under the alternative method; the typewritten transcript of the judgment-roll and evidence comprising more than two hundred pages.
The appellant in its opening brief, in order to illustrate the argument made, refers to various parts of the record and testimony by reference to the typewritten transcript, giving the page thereof, but prints no portion of that testimony in the brief, except one letter which is shown to have passed from
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the defendant to the plaintiff. Respondent urges the objection that under such a condition of the brief of appellant, the points made for reversal are without sufficient showing as to the state of the record to entitle them to be considered. Under the provisions of the statute regulating appeals under the alternative method, we are compelled to agree wholly with this contention. Section 953c of the Code of Civil Procedure, referring to appeals taken under the alternative method, provides, in part, as follows: “ . . . Said record shall be filed with the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken and no transcript thereof need be printed. In filing briefs on said appeal the parties must, however, print in their briefs, or in a supplement appended thereto, such portions of the record as they desire to call to the attention of the court.” Appellant, as respondent suggests, has failed to comply with the mandatory direction of the statute. In order to ascertain whether there is merit in the contentions of appellant, the court would be compelled to examine the typewritten transcript and look therein for the testimony and copies of the documents relied upon, instead of in the brief of appellant where such testimony and records should have been printed. This the court is not required to do.
(Marcucci
v.
Vowinckel,
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