Nelson v. Fisch

Smith, J.—

A preliminary matter demands our attention. We have on various occasions criticized, but condoned, violations of rule 340 of our Rules of Civil Procedure. See, e.g., Phillips v. Smith, 240 Iowa 863, 38 N.W. 2d 87; Walker v. Walker, 239 Iowa 1055, 33 N.W. 2d 413; Lutz v. Cunningham, 240 Iowa 1037, 38 N.W. 2d 638; Pfeffer v. Finn, 239 Iowa 24, 30 N.W. 2d-481; McManis v. Keokuk Sav. Bk. & Tr. Co., 239 Iowa 1105, 33 N.W. 2d 410; Schoeman v. Loyal Protective L. Ins. Co., 239 Iowa 664, 674, 32 N.W. 2d 212.

The record presented here most nearly resembles that in the McManis case, supra. It…