Title: CLARK v. CUMMINS
Citation: 149 Okla. 295, 1931 OK 330, 300 P. 38 1
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: June 16, 1931

CLARK v. CUMMINS Annotate this Case CLARK v. CUMMINS 1931 OK 330 300 P. 381 149 Okla. 295 Case Number: 21993 Decided: 06/16/1931 Supreme Court of Oklahoma CLARK v. CUMMINS. Syllabus ¶0 Appeal and Error--Reversal Where no Answer Brief. Where plaintiff in error has served and filed its brief in compliance with the rules of this court, and the defendant in error has neither filed a brief, nor offered any excuse for his failure to do so, this 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, in accordance with the prayer of the petition in error. Appeal from District Court, Caddo County; Will Linn, Judge. Action by C. L. Cummins against Charley Clark. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded, with directions. Morris & Wilhite, for plaintiff in error. R. H. Morgan, for defendant in error. PER CURIAM. ¶1 This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Caddo county in an action wherein the plaintiff in error was defendant. Plaintiff in error in due time served and filed his brief in full compliance with the rules of this court, but the defendant in error has wholly failed to file any brief, or to otherwise plead to the merits of the cause in this court, nor has he offered any excuse for his failure to do so.