Case Name: HENTZ v. WAGNER
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
Decision Date: 1923-01-02
Citations: 88 Okla. 76
Docket Number: No. 10789
Parties: HENTZ v. WAGNER.
Judges: HARRISON, C. J., and JOHNSON, NIOH-OLSON, and COOHRAN, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Oklahoma Reports
Volume: 88
Pages: 76–77

Head Matter:
HENTZ v. WAGNER.
No. 10789
Opinion Filed Jan. 2, 1923.
(Syllabus.)
Appeal and Error — Failure of Defendant in Error to File Brief — Reversal.
It is well settled that where the plaintiff in error has filed a complete record in the Supreme Court, and has served and filed a brief in compliance with tbe rules of the court, and the defendant in error has neither filed a brief nor offered any excuse for sucb failure, the Supreme Court is not required to search the record to find some theory upon which the judgment below may be sustained ; and, where the brief filed by the plaintiff in error appears to reasonably sustain his assignments of error, the court may reverse the case in accordance with the prayer of the petition of the plaintiff in error.
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; Edward Dewes Oldfield. Judge.
Action between W. W. Hentz and E. W. Wagner. From the judgment, the former brings error.
Reversed, and, the cause remanded, with directions.
J. B. Sowder, for plaintiff in error.
H. A. Wilkinson, for defendant in error. ’

Opinion:
KANE, J.
The plaintiff in error herein has filed a brief which appears to reasonably sustain his assignments of error. The defendant in error has filed no brief, and has not offered any excuso for failure to do. so.
It is well settled that where the plaintiff in error has filed a complete record in the Supreme Court, and has served and filed a brief in compliance with the rules of the court, and the defendant in error has neither filed a brief nor offered any excuse for such failure, the Supreme Court is not required to search the record to find some theory upon which the judgment below may be sustained; and, where the brief filed by the plaintiff in -error appears to reasonably sustain his assignments of error, the court may reverse the case in accordance with the prayer of the petition of the: plaintiff in error. Investor's Mortgage Security Co. v. Bilby, 78 Okla. 146, 189 Pac. 190; Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. v. Lewis, 80 Okla. 787, 195 Pac. 494; One Certain Hupmobile v. State, 81 Okla. 73, 196 Pac. 675; Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co. v. Runkles, 81 Okla. 106, 197 Pac. 153; Lawton National Bank v. Ulrich, 81 Okla. 159, 197 Pac. 167; Stinchcomb v. Oklahoma City, 81 Okla. 102, 197 Pac. 437; Harrison v. M. Koehler Co., 82 Okla. 274, 200 Pac. 143; Russell & Washington v. Robertson, 82 Okla. 283, 200 Pac. 150; Incorporated Town of Kusa v. Bouggous, 82 Okla. 204, 200 Pac. 154.
For the reasons stated, the judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the cause remanded, with directions to grant a new trial.
HARRISON, C. J., and JOHNSON, NIOH-OLSON, and COOHRAN, JJ" concur.