Patterson v. Mobile Gas Co.

The record in this cause has been made up with such'disregard of the rules that we cannot undertake to examine the evidence or to discuss seriatim the thirty-four jumbled assignments of error. It would be permissible to dismiss the appeal, Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co., 258 U.S, 165, 174; but, considering the public interest and with purpose to prevent any serious miscarriage of justice, we have examined the pleadings, the master’s report, the opinions and the decrees. In the circumstances-we think the proper.course is to modify and then to affirm the decree of the court below.

By an original…