Meyer v. Lindsley

This is an action for malicious prosecution, the complaint alleging that the defendant had initiated a criminal action in which this plaintiff was charged with drawing and exhibiting a pistol in violation of section 417 of the Penal Code. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $1500, and the defendant has appealed from the ensuing judgment and has attempted to appeal from an order denying his motion for a new trial, which is not an appealable order.

The appellant filed a written request for a transcript in which he asked only for that part of the record which…