Title: SCHMIDT v. SHAHEEN
Citation: 138 Okla. 228, 1929 OK 373, 280 P. 82 7
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: September 24, 1929

SCHMIDT v. SHAHEEN Annotate this Case SCHMIDT v. SHAHEEN 1929 OK 373 280 P. 827 138 Okla. 228 Case Number: 18774 Decided: 09/24/1929 Supreme Court of Oklahoma SCHMIDT v. SHAHEEN. Syllabus ¶0 Appeal and Error--Reversal Where No Answer Brief Filed. 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 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. City National Bank v. Coatney et al., 122 Okla. 233 , 253 P. 481. Error from District Court, Greer County; T. P. Clay, Judge. Action by Henry A. Schmidt against Mary Farris Shaheen. From judgment sustaining a demurrer to the petition of the plaintiff, plaintiff appeals. Reversed and remanded. Charles H. Garnett, for plaintiff in error. Steward & Williams, for defendant in error.