Stephenson v. Chappell

The record in this case is very bulky and cumbersome, containing 297 pages of typewritten matter, much of which was not necessary to a decision of the case. Transcripts should not be incumbered with matter which can have no possible bearing upon the points involved in a case. It not only entails additional labor upon courts, but is a burden that should not be laid upon the shoulders of the losing party, and when it is done, the cost of inserting such irrelevant matter will be taxed against the party responsible for it. Insurance Co. v. Long, 51 Tex. 89; Blum v. Davis, 56 Tex. 423.

In this…