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Cressey v. LochnerCressey v. Lochner

Supreme Court of Iowa
Oct 21, 1899
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GiveN, J.-

Appellant’s counsel, in ‘his brief, ‘yet very thorough, argument of the single issue, says, with propriety: “I do not believe that’ it is necessary to inflict upon ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‍the •court any very extended argument of this matter.” He-was not so considerate in preparing his so-called “abstract.” Therein he presents the oral testimony in about one hundred •pages, consisting throughout of questions and answers. It is not an abstract, but’ a transcript of the reporter’s extended notes of the testimony. Section 4118 of ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‍the Code provides that “printed abstracts of the record shall be filed in acco-rd•ance with rules established by the supreme court.” Eule 21 is as follows: “Sec. 2-1. If it appear from an inspection •of the abstract that the appellant has negligently or intentionally failed to comply with the rule requiring only so much ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‍of the record as may be necessary to a full under.•standing of the question presented for decision to be included therein, the court may, in its discretion, order a new abstract prepared in conformity with such rule or aiflrm the judgment of the lower court without considering the appeal.” It is not an abstract ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‍such as might have been included in .a few pages, but one hundred pages of transcript of the reporter’s notes, that is presented for our consideration. This i.s such a disregard of the rule that we feel called upon to say that because of it the judgment of the lower court should be affirmed. ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‍See Philips v. Crisps, 108 Iowa, 605. We are the better content with this result-,, as we are satisfied that the judgment of the district court is correct. — AeeirMed.

Case Details

Case Name: Cressey v. Lochner
Court Name: Supreme Court of Iowa
Date Published: Oct 21, 1899
Citations: 80 N.W. 531; 109 Iowa 454
Court Abbreviation: Iowa
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