McCahan

Defendant appeals from the judgment granting her husband, the plaintiff, a decree of divorce. She also appeals from the order of the court denying her motion for a new trial. The latter appeal was unauthorized and is dismissed. (Code Civ. Proe., sec. 963.)

Were it not for the nature of the action and the situation of the appellant, we would feel justified in dismissing this appeal,' or striking the opening brief from the files. It is typewritten, not indexed, only four copies were filed, and no attempt seems to have been made in its preparation to conform to the requirements of rule VIII of this court, [ 177 Cal. 1 , 176 Pac. ix ]. Instead of calling the attention of the court to certain parts of the record, as provided in section 953c of the Code of Civil Procedure, the brief appears to contain merely those portions of the voluminous testimony considered, by the appellant, to be favorable to her contentions, without any reference to the transcript, and with but little comment as to the nature and effect of the evidence.

The failure and neglect of appellant in these particulars has not only obstructed our examination of the record, but has rendered it well-nigh impossible for us…