Allen v. Gavin

The appellee’s counsel stoutly contend that the transcript “ presents nothing for the decision of this court.” In support of their position they assert, as one of the premises of their argument, that where the appellant’s counsel direct what parts of the record below shall be copied into the transcript the clerk must obey the direction, and that only such entries and papers as are embraced in the preaipe are properly parts of the record on appeal. This is undoubtedly true, but a liberal construction will be given the preoipe, and incidental entries (not, however, independent entries, or'…