Union Oil Co. v. Basalt Rock Co.

Plaintiff took an appeal pursuant to the provisions of section 953a of the Code of Civil Procedure from an order granting defendant’s motion for a change of venue, and in furtherance of the appeal and in conformity with statutory requirements requested the preparation of a transcript, which in due course was filed in this court. Thereupon plaintiff served and filed its opening brief, which was followed by the filing of defendant’s brief. Both briefs deal with the merits of the appeal; but by way of preliminary point, defendant in its brief challenged the legal sufficiency of the transcript.…