WILLIAMS v. WOODYARD

WILLIAMS v. WOODYARD
1915 OK 821
152 P. 411
51 Okla. 730
Case Number: 5240
Decided: 10/12/1915
Supreme Court of Oklahoma

WILLIAMS
v.
WOODYARD.

October, 1915, Decided

Error from County Court, Tillman County; W. C. Lukenbill, Judge.

Action by John E. Williams against W. S. Woodyard. From the judgment, Williams brings error. Reversed and remanded.

Syllabus

¶0 APPEAL AND ERROR -- Presentation for Review--Briefs. Where plaintiff in error has perfected an appeal, and in compliance with the rules of this court has filed a brief, and the defendant in error has neither filed a brief nor offered any excuse for such failure, the court is not required to search the record to find some theory upon which the judgment may be sustained; and, where the brief filed appears reasonably to sustain the assignments of error, the court may reverse the judgment in accordance with the prayer of the plaintiff in error or the rights of the parties.

Mounts & Davis, for plaintiff in error.

BLEAKMORE, C.

¶1 This case presents error from the county court of Tillman county. The plaintiff in error has filed with his petition in error a case-made, and in compliance with the rules of this court has served and filed a brief; but defendant in error has not filed nor offered excuse for failure to file his brief. In such case this court is not required to search the record to find some theory upon which the judgment may be sustained; and, where the brief filed appears reasonably to sustain the assignments of error, the court may reverse the judgment in accordance with the prayer of plaintiff in error or the rights of the parties.

¶2 From the examination of the brief filed we are of opinion that the grounds for reversal therein urged are well taken. The judgment of the trial court should therefore be reversed, and the cause remanded.

¶3 By the Court: It is so ordered.