Court Opinion

ID: 9769648
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 14:57:09.057774+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:31:06.188087
License: Public Domain

SMITH, Justice
(dissenting).
I respectfully dissent. The Court of Civil Appeals in its opinion stated: “We dispose of this appeal by sustaining all appellees’ motions to dismiss same.” John W. Me-com, Trustee, Carnes Weaver and Free-port Sulphur Company moved that the transcript be stricken and that the appeal be dismissed. Their prayer was: “Appellees * * * pray that the Transcript filed herein by the Appellees be stricken and that Appellants’ said appeal be dismissed.” Although the judgment does not expressly strike the transcript, the legal effect of the action of the Court of Civil Appeals was to do so. Without a transcript, Banks and Hooks were left with nothing but their brief. The brief confirms the allegations of Me-com et al. in their motion to strike and dismiss. The points of error in the Court of Civil Appeals are absolutely meaningless unless the appeal is good as against Sun Oil Company. The Court has affirmed the action of the Court in sustaining the motion to dismiss filed by Sun Oil Company. The Court should not compel the Court of Civil Appeals to reinstate the appeal since that court will not be able to follow a pointless brief. Banks and Hooks admitted in oral argument that their cause was hopeless unless they are able to proceed against the Sun Oil Company. My examination of the record leads me to conclude that no sound or legal reason has been advanced which requires this Court to order the reinstatement of the appeal of Banks and Hooks. Their only cause of action is against Sun Oil Company. The sun has set on their appeal. I would affirm the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals.