Case ID: okla_122/html/0050-02.html
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

BIVINS v. DERRICK.
    No. 16883
    — Opinion Filed Nov. 9, 1926.
    (Syllabus.)
    Appeal and Error — Failure to File Answer Brief — Reversal.
    Where plaintiff in error haa served and filed his brief m compliance n 1th the rules of this court, and the defendant in error has neither filed a brief nor offered any excuse for his failure to do so., • this court is not required to search the scor'd to find some theory upon which the judgment of the trial court may be sustained, but may, where the authorities cited in the brief filed appear reasonably to sustain the assignments of error, reverse the- cause in accordance with the prayer of the petition in error.
    Error from County Court, Hughes County; Owen H. Rives, Judge.
    Action by R. A. Bivins against C. O. Derrick. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
    Reversed.
    
      .0. E. Castle, for plaintiff in error.
   NICHOIiSON, C. J.

This is an appeal from an order of the county court of Hughes county vacating a judgment theretofoje rendered in said court.

The plaintiff in error has served and filed its brief, in accordance with the rules of this court, but the defendant in error has neither filed a brief nor offered any excuse! for his failure to do so. Under these circumJ stances, this court is not required to search! the record to find some theory upon which! the judgment of the trial court may be sus-S tained, but may, when the authorities citecl in the brief filed appear reasonably to sus-i tain the assignments of error, reverse thaj judgment in accordance with the prayer o9 the petition in error. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Weaver, 67 Okla. 293, 171 Pac. 34 Lawton National Bank v. Ulrich et al, 81 Okla. 159, 197 Pac. 167.

Note. — See 3 O. J. p. 1447, §1607.

The brief of plaintiff in error and the authorities cited therein appearing reasonably to sustain the assignments of error, the judgment of the court below is reversed, and the cause remanded, with directions to vacate the order setting aside said judgnient. and to reinstate the same.

BRANSON, V. C. J., and LESTER. CLARK, and RILEY, JJ., concur.