Case Name: St. Joseph Manufacturing Company, Respondent, v. John F. Pershing, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Missouri
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1872-08
Citations: 50 Mo. 427
Docket Number: 
Parties: St. Joseph Manufacturing Company, Respondent, v. John F. Pershing, Appellant.
Judges: The other judges concur.
Reporter: Missouri Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 427–428

Head Matter:
St. Joseph Manufacturing Company, Respondent, v. John F. Pershing, Appellant.
1. Practice, civil — Supreme Court — Appeal, failure to prosecute. — Damages. — Where appellant fails to prosecute his appeal as required by law, and no reason is shown for the delay, the judgment will, on motion of respondent— a perfect copy of the record being presented by him — be affirmed, with ten per cent, damages.
Appeal from Livingston Court of Common Pleas.
Chas. L. Dobson, for respondent.

Opinion:
Wagner, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The record in this case shows that judgment was rendered in the court below in favor of the plaintiff, and that the defendant; took his appeal at the October term, 1871, and has entirely failed to prosecute the same. Plaintiff now presents to this court a perfect copy of the record, and asks for an affirmance of the judgment, with damages. As no reason is shown for the delay in prosecuting the appeal, the judgment will be affirmed, with ten per cent, damages.
The other judges concur.