Title: McGEE v. McGEE
Citation: 1948 OK 175, 196 P.2d 683, 200 Okla. 473
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: July 13, 1948

McGEE v. McGEE Annotate this Case McGEE v. McGEE 1948 OK 175 196 P.2d 683 200 Okla. 473 Case Number: 32592 Decided: 07/13/1948 Supreme Court of Oklahoma Syllabus ¶0 APPEAL AND ERROR - Reversal - Failure of defendant in error to file brief. Where plaintiff in error has served and filed brief, but the defendant in error has neither filed a brief nor offered any excuse for his 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. Appeal from District Court, Tulsa County; Harry L.S. Halley, Judge. Order made by the trial court relating to the custody of children. From an order in favor of William Edward McGee, defendant in error, Austin C. McGee appeals. Reversed and remanded, with directions. Holly L. Anderson, of Tulsa, for plaintiff in error. Merrill S. Bernard, of Tulsa, for defendant in error. PER CURIAM. ¶1 On the 28th day of October, 1945, the trial court entered an order in favor of the defendant in error, William Edward McGee, respecting the custody of children involved in a former divorce proceeding. Austin C. McGee has commenced this proceeding to review the order, and on April 30, 1946, filed his petition in error and case-made, and on June 22, 1946, filed his brief. The authorities therein cited reasonably sustain the allegations of error. William Edward McGee has filed no brief and has offered no excuse for such failure. Under such circumstances, as stated in Osborne v. Osborne, 163 Okla. 273 , 21 P.2d 1056, 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 may be reversed and remanded, with directions. ¶2 The cause is reversed and remanded, with directions to the trial court to vacate the order in favor of William Edward McGee and enter an order granting custody of the children to said Austin C. McGee in accordance with the prayer of the petition in error. ¶3 HURST, C.J., DAVISON, V.C.J., and CORN, GIBSON, ARNOLD, and LUTTRELL, JJ., concur.