Case Name: BONNIE ELOUISE McNUTT, as Executrix of the Will of Cyrus F. McNutt, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. ANTON PABST et al., Respondents
Court: District Court of Appeal of the State of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1913-11-12
Citations: 23 Cal. App. 232
Docket Number: Civ. No. 1402
Parties: BONNIE ELOUISE McNUTT, as Executrix of the Will of Cyrus F. McNutt, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. ANTON PABST et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Appellate Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 232–233

Head Matter:
[Civ. No. 1402.
Second Appellate District.
November 12, 1913.]
BONNIE ELOUISE McNUTT, as Executrix of the Will of Cyrus F. McNutt, Deceased, et al., Appellants, v. ANTON PABST et al., Respondents.
Appeal—Absence of Briefs and Oral Argument—Affirmance.— Where no oral argument is made nor brief filed on an appeal from a judgment and an order refusing a new trial, the appellate court will not assume the burden of investigating the merits of the appeal, but will affirm the judgment and order.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order refusing a new trial. Franklin J. Cole, Judge presiding.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
Ben. Goodrich, for Appellants.
Geo. L. Keefer, for Respondents.

Opinion:
THE COURT.
In this cause the transcript on appeal was filed in this court on August 14, 1913. The cause was placed upon the regular calendar for oral argument and on the call of that calendar on October 28, 1913, it was ordered to be sub mitted, no appearance being made for oral argument by-counsel for appellants or respondents. No briefs have been filed and the time within which the same are permitted to be filed under the rules of court has long since expired and no order extending the time for such purpose has been asked for or made. Under such conditions an appellate court is not called upon to examine the transcript in search of errors upon which to order a reversal. The presumption is that the order denying a new trial and the judgment were properly made and entered. While rule V governing procedure upon appeal in the supreme court and in this court provides that an appeal may be dismissed, upon notice, for failure to file the transcript or appellant's points and authorities; even though no such motion be urged on behalf of respondent, as here, the court will nevertheless not assume the burden of investigating the merits of the appeal where the same is not supported by any argument, oral or printed.
The judgment and order are, therefore, affirmed.