Case Name: George AUGUSTUS and Mrs. George Augustus, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. BRS RECREATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Appellant
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1968-05-02
Citations: 209 So. 2d 805
Docket Number: No. 2326
Parties: George AUGUSTUS and Mrs. George Augustus, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. BRS RECREATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.
Judges: Before FRUGÉ, HOOD and LEAR, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 209
Pages: 805–806

Head Matter:
George AUGUSTUS and Mrs. George Augustus, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. BRS RECREATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.
No. 2326.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana. Third Circuit.
May 2, 1968.
Smith, Waltzer, Jones & Peebles, by Benjamin Smith, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants-appellees.
Olivier & Brinkhaus, by Armand J. Brinkhaus, Sunset, for defendant-appellee-appellant.
Lewis & Lewis, by John M. Shaw, Ope-lousas, for defendants-appellees.
Before FRUGÉ, HOOD and LEAR, JJ.

Opinion:
HOOD, Judge.
This is an action for damages filed by George Augustus and Mrs. George Augustus against BRS Recreation, Inc., Sul America Fire, Marine and Accident Insurance Company, Peter Smith and Howard Broussard. Judgment was rendered by the trial court dismissing plaintiffs' demands and rejecting the third party demand of BRS Recreation, Inc. Appeals were taken by plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus, and by defendants, BRS Recreation, Inc., Peter Smith and Howard Broussard.
Plaintiffs-appellants have never submitted briefs and they failed to appear on the date the case was scheduled for argument and no explanation has been given as to their failure to appear. This court may ex proprio motu consider as abandoned and dismiss an appeal in a case in which the appellant has neither appeared nor filed a brief prior to the date fixed for submission of the case. Uniform Rules, Courts of Appeal, Rule VII, Section 5(b), 8 LSA-R.S., page 392. We hereby invoke that rule and dismiss the appeal as to the plaintiffs-appellants at their costs.
All of the remaining parties to this suit have filed a joint motion to dismiss the appeals taken by defendants, BRS Recreation, Inc., Peter Smith and Howard Brous-sard. In response to that joint motion, and in accordance with the provisions of Rule VII, Section 3 (8 LSA-R.S., page 391), the appeals taken by said defendants are dismissed at their costs.
Appeals dismissed.