Richardson v. City of Redondo Beach

In this appeal we are unfortunate in not having the assistance of a brief on behalf of respondents, the record before us consisting of the clerk’s transcript of some 125 pages, a reporter’s transcript on appeal consisting of approximately 450 pages, and a brief by the appellants Kranz and Municipal Bonding Company only. A record of such size presenting technical questions of engineering and intricate problems of law should not be thus lightly cast upon the court. An issue presented to a court justifies the co-operation of both court and counsel. We have endeavored, however, to acquaint…