Title: THIGPEN v. ANTWINE
Citation: 1949 OK 28, 201 Okla. 150, 202 P.2d 1073
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: February 15, 1949

THIGPEN v. ANTWINE Annotate this Case THIGPEN v. ANTWINE 1949 OK 28 202 P.2d 1073 201 Okla. 150 Case Number: 33619 Decided: 02/15/1949 Supreme Court of Oklahoma Syllabus ¶0 APPEAL AND ERROR - REVIEW - Failure of defendant in error to file brief - Reversal. Where the 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, Okmulgee County; Jess I. Miracle, Judge. Action by Healry Antwine against Jim Thigpen. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded, with directions. E.F. Maley, of Okmulgee, for plaintiff in error. Tom Payne, of Okmulgee, for defendant in error. PER CURIAM. ¶1 The defendant has appealed from a judgment entered against him in the trial court, and on June 28, 1948, he filed his brief. The authorities cited therein reasonably sustain the allegations of error. Plaintiff 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 will be reversed and remanded, with directions. ¶2 The cause is reversed and remanded, with directions to vacate the judgment entered for the plaintiff and grant a new trial.