Title: VIERSEN v. STANFILL
Citation: 1952 OK 109, 206Okla184, 242 P.2d 162
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: March 18, 1952

VIERSEN v. STANFILL Annotate this Case VIERSEN v. STANFILL 1952 OK 109 242 P.2d 162 206 Okla 184 Case Number: 35152 Decided: 03/18/1952 Supreme Court of Oklahoma Syllabus ¶0 Where plaintiffs in error have served and filed brief, but the defendants in error have neither filed a brief nor offered any excuse for their failure to do so, the court is not required to search the record 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, with directions. Carland Smith, Okmulgee, for plaintiffs in error. Dale B. Sutton, Chandler, for defendants in error. DAVISON, J. ¶1 Plaintiffs in error have appealed from a judgment against them in the trial court and on September 28, 1951, filed their brief. The authorities therein cited reasonably sustain the allegations of error. The defendants in error have filed no brief and have offered no excuse for such failure. Under such circumstances as stated in Fore v. Fore, 203 Okl. 75, 218 P.2d 366, it is not the duty of this court to search the record for some theory upon which to sustain the action of the trial court but the cause will be reversed and remanded with directions. ¶2 The cause is reversed and remanded with directions to the trial court to vacate the judgment entered for D. A. Stanfill and Martha E. Stanfill for attorney's fee. ¶3 HALLEY, V. C. J., and WELCH, CORN, GIBSON, JOHNSON, O'NEAL, and BINGAMAN, JJ., concur.