Merchants National Bank v. R. Prescott & Son, Inc.

It is difficult to discover and condense the theory of the defense contained in the ninety-six pages of affidavits by defendant’s officers and the one hundred page briefs of its counsel. We have heretofore in this same case expressed our opinion of such redundancy (223 App. Div. 194). The rule applies alike to motion papers and pleadings. (Allen v. Fink, 211 App. Div. 411, 413.) It is better to state simple facts in a plain and concise manner, rather than by long, turbid repetitions. It makes the work of the court more easy; and there is less likelihood that something of importance may be…